Athanasios
Greek · Boy · 4 syllables
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About the name Athanasios
The name 'Athanasios' means "immortal" or "eternal life," derived from the Greek elements *a-* ("not") and *thanatos* ("death").
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Etymology
The name 'Athanasios' means "immortal" or "eternal life," derived from the Greek elements *a-* ("not") and *thanatos* ("death"). It is primarily used in Greek and Eastern Orthodox Christian cultures, most notably associated with Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, a 4th-century Church Father who defended orthodox Trinitarian doctrine against Arianism.
Athanasios currently ranks #4,557 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1973.
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