Athanasius (given name)

Athanasius or Athanasios (Greek: Αθανάσιος) is a Greek male name which means immortal. In modern Greek everyday use, it is commonly shortened to Thanasis (Θανάσης), Thanos (Θάνος), Sakis (Σάκης), Nasos (Νάσος), Athan (Αθαν) or Athos (Aθως).

Athanasius
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	Immortal
Other names
Related names	Athanasios, Athanassios, Atanasio, Athanase, Atanas, Afanasy, Thanasis, Athan, Athos

Notable people with this name include:

Religious figures

Pope Athanasius of Alexandria (ca. 296/298–373), Christian saint, Coptic pope, theologian
Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria (died 496), Coptic pope from 490 to 496
Athanasius I Gammolo (died 631), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch from 595 until his death
Athanasius II Baldoyo (died 686), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 683 until his death
Athanasius Sandalaya, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 756 until 758
Athanasius I (bishop of Naples) (died 872), Italian bishop
Athanasius of Naples (died 898), bishop and Duke of Naples
Athanasius IV of Salh (died 1002), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 986 until his death
Athanasius the Athonite (c. 920–c. 1003), Byzantine monk and saint who founded the monastic community on Mount Athos
Athanasius VI bar Khamoro (died 1129), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1091 until his death
Pope Athanasius III of Alexandria, Coptic pope from 1250 to 1261
Athanasius I of Constantinople (1230–1310), Greek Patriarch of Constantinople, Eastern Orthodox saint
Patriarch Athanasius III of Alexandria, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1276 and 1316
Patriarch Athanasius IV of Alexandria, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1417 and 1425
Athanasius II of Constantinople, last Greek Patriarch (1450-1453) of an independent Constantinople
Athanasius, Metropolitan of Moscow (died in the 1570s), Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia from 1566 to 1568, writer and icon painter
Athanasius II Dabbas (died 1619), Greek Patriarch of Antioch from 1611 to his death
Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk (died 1648), Lithuanian martyr of the Russian Orthodox Church
Athanasius III of Constantinople (1597-1654), Patriarch of Constantinople in 1634, 1635 and 1652
Athanasius III Dabbas (1647–1724), Greek Patriarch of Antioch and Archbishop of Cyprus
Athanasius IV of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1679
Athanasius of Attalia (died 1700), Orthodox martyr of Smyrna
Athanasius V of Constantinople, Greek Patriarch of Constantinople from 1709 to 1711
Athanasios Parios (1722-1813), Greek hieromonk, theologian, philosopher, educator and hymnographer
Athanasius V Matar, Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church for a few months in 1813
Athanasius Schneider (born 1961), Roman Catholic bishop

Academics

Athanasius Kircher

Athanasios Angelopoulos (born 1939), Greek professor of theology
Athanasios Kafkalides (1919–1989), Greek neuropsychiatrist
Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680), German Jesuit scholar and polymath
Athanasios Moulakis (1945-2015), Greek Professor of Government
Athanasios Rousopoulos (1823–1898), professor
Athanasios Psalidas (1767–1829), author, scholar and one of the most renowned figures of the modern Greek Enlightenment
Athanasios Stageiritis (fl. 19th century), professor of Greek language at the Imperial Academy in Vienna
Athanasios Tsakalidis (born 1950), Greek computer scientist

Soldiers, revolutionaries and politicians

Athanasios Diakos

Athanasios Diakos (1788–1821), Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence
Athanasios Eftaxias (1849–1931), former Prime Minister of Greece
Athanasios Frangou (1864–1923), Greek Army officer
Athanasios Kanakaris (1760–1824), Greek revolutionary and politician
Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos (1830–1902), politician, mayor of the city of Patras
Athanasios Kanellopoulos (1923–1994), Greek politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (1990-1992)
Athanasios Klaras (1905–1945), military leader of ELAS (nom de guerre Aris Velouchiotis)
Athanasios Miaoulis (1815–1867), former Prime Minister of Greece
Athanasios N. Miaoulis (1865–1936), former Mayor of Piraeustu
Thanos Mikroutsikos (born 1947), Greek songwriter and politician
Thanos Plevris (born 1977), Greek politician
Athanasios Tsakalov (died 1851), Greek revolutionary against Ottoman rule, co-founder of the Filiki Eteria secret revolutionary organization
Athanasios Tsaldaris (1921–1997), Greek politician, Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament at various times from 1989-1993

Artists and entertainers

Athanasios Christopoulos (1772–1847), Greek poet
Thanos Kalliris (born 1962), Greek pop singer
Thanos Mikroutsikos (born 1947), Greek songwriter and politician
Thanos Petrelis (born 1975), Greek pop singer

Athletes

Athanasios Kostoulas (born 1976), Greek footballer
Athanasios Michalopoulos (born 1973), Greek beach volleyball player
Athanasios Skaltsogiannis (born 1873), Greek hurdler and long jumper
Athanasios Tsigas (born 1982), Greek footballer
Athanasios Vouros, Greek fencer

Other

Athanasios of Emesa, 6th-century Byzantine jurist
Athanasius (praetorian prefect), 6th-century Byzantine official
Athanasios Papoulis (1921–2002), Greek-American engineer