Names Like Athanasius
24 baby names similar to Athanasius in sound, style, and origin — each with its meaning, popularity, and audio pronunciation.
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Ambrose#735 in the U.S.From the Latin Ambrosius, from the Greek Ambrosios (Ἀμβρόσιος), meaning 'immortal' or 'divine,'Augustine#545 in the U.S.From Latin Augustinus, a diminutive of Augustus, derived from augere meaning 'to increase' or 'Demetrius#1038 in the U.S.Devoted to Demeter; from Greek Demetrios (of Demeter, the goddess of harvest and grain)Theophilus#2225 in the U.S.lover of GodOdysseus#3131 in the U.S.From ancient Greek, possibly related to odussomai ('to be wrathful against,' 'to hate') or odysTheodore#4 in the U.S.Gift of God; divine giftLucas#10 in the U.S.Light; bringer of light; from the Latin lux (light)Elias#13 in the U.S.My God is Yahweh; the Greek/Latin form of ElijahSebastian#16 in the U.S.From Sebastia (a city in Asia Minor); venerable; revered; from Greek sebastosAlexander#30 in the U.S.Defender of men; protector of the peopleLuke#33 in the U.S.Light; from Lucania; the Greek form of the evangelist's nameAngel#67 in the U.S.Messenger; angel — from Greek angelos (messenger) via Latin angelusChristopher#68 in the U.S.Bearer of Christ; from Greek Christophoros (Christos: Christ + pherein: to bear)Andrew#73 in the U.S.Manly; strong and braveAtlas#75 in the U.S.To carry; to endure — from Greek Atlas, from tlao (to carry, to endure), referring to the TitanTheo#82 in the U.S.Gift of God; short form of Theodore or Theophilus from Greek theos (God) + doron (gift)Luka#85 in the U.S.Light; or man from Lucania (southern Italy) — Slavic and Italian form of Luke/Lucas, from LatinChristian#96 in the U.S.Follower of Christ; a Christian person — from Latin Christianus, Greek ChristianosDamian#109 in the U.S.To tame; to subdue; a tamer — from Greek Damianos, from damazein (to tame, subdue)Nicholas#112 in the U.S.Victory of the people — from Greek Nikolaos, from nike (victory) + laos (people)Jace#114 in the U.S.Healing; healer — short form of Jason, from Greek Iason (to heal); or possibly from Hebrew YehoGeorge#126 in the U.S.Farmer; worker of the earth — from Greek georgos, a compound of ge (earth) and ergon (work)Jasper#129 in the U.S.Treasurer; bringer of treasure — from Persian Gaspar (one who guards treasure), via GreekLeon#138 in the U.S.Lion — from Greek leōn and Latin leo