55%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Russian Scripts Pron. /ɐ.fɐ.ˈna.sjɪj/ [key ·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Russian form of Athanasius. Related NamesFamily Tree ·Details Rootsa + thanatos VariantAfanasy DiminutiveAfonya Other Languages & CulturesAthanasios, Athanasius, Athanas (Ancient Greek) Atanas, Tase (Bulgarian) Athanase (French) Athanasios, Athan, Thanasis, Thanos (Greek) Atanasio (Italian) Atanas, Atanasij, Tase (Macedonian) Atanasie, Atanase (Romanian) Atanasije (Serbian) Atanasio (Spanish) Categories anthropologists eternity historians life Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Entry updated December 8, 2017