Boy · Greek
Afanasy
Say it: ah-fah-NAH-see
Meaning
From Greek athanatos 'immortal'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A frequent Russian name before the Revolution, rare now.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Афанасий
| Ukrainian | Opanas |
|---|---|
| Greek | Athanasios |
| Bulgarian | Atanas |
Famous bearers
- Afanasy Nikitin, Russian traveller to India
- Afanasy Fet, poet
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
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