Afanasy

Афана́сийCyrillic[ah-fah-NAH-seey]

«immortal» Greek

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GenderMale
ElementAirthe main name day June 16 falls under Gemini (air)
Passport spellingAFANASIIcommonly: Afanasy
Pronunciationah-fah-NAH-seeyАфана́сий
Popularity, Moscowoutside top 100
Patronymic for the next generationАфанасиевич / Афанасиевна и Афанасьевич
English equivalentAthanasius

Name days

January 17January 20January 26January 31February 13February 28March 5March 7March 21March 22May 6May 15May 30June 528 more

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Saints with this name
  • Афанасий, прп., комментарисий (смотритель темниц) — January 17 · life
  • Афанасий, мч., волхв — May 6 · life
  • Афанасий — November 24
  • Афанасий (Жуланов), мч. — June 20
  • Афанасий, вмч. — July 31 · life
  • Афанасий, мч. — January 26

What family calls them

АфанасьюшкаАфанасяАфанасаФаняНасяАфоняФоняАфосяФосяФошаАпанаскаПанаса

How it sounds in full

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The same name in other languages

EnglishAthanasios
GermanAthanasios
FrenchAthanase
SpanishAtanasio
ItalianAtanasio
PolishAtanazy
GreekἈθανάσιος
LatinAthanasius

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