Athanasios

ath-ah-NAY-shus; ath-ah-NAY-zee-us; ah-thah-NAH-see-os

Greek

"immortal"

Athanasios Origin and Meaning

The name Athanasios is a boy's name meaning "immortal".

A bold choice outside its its native Greece where it would feel familiar. Athanasius is the spelling Americans are more familiar with — St. Athanasius of Alexandria is considered one of the founders of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

Popularity of the name Athanasios

• 1641 Nameberry 2022

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Famous People Named Athanasios

• Athanasios Diakos Greek Revolutionary hero
• Athanasios "Thanasis" Klaras aka Ares or Aris Velouchiotis Greek resistance leader during WWII
• Athanasios "Thanasis" Antetokounmpo Greek basketball player
• Athanasios "Thanasis" Papakonstantinou Greek singer,songwriter
• Athanasios "Tom" Asimakopulos Canadian economist
• Athanasios Papoulis Greek,American engineer
• Athanasios Polychronopoulos Greek,American poker player
• Athanasios Orphanides Cypriot economist
• Athanasios Psalidas Greek author and scholar

The name Athanasios in Pop Culture

• Revd. Athanasius Rook character in Thackeray's short story Captain Rook (from Character Sketches, 1841); father of the titular crook and blackguard, Captain Tom Rook