The first name Athanase

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About the first name Athanase

Meaning

The name Athanase traditionally means “immortal”.

Historical origin

The name Athanase comes from Greek Athanasios, formed from athanatos “immortal”.

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Athanase is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:ata-nazata.naz

Frequency of the first name Athanase by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Athanase by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name AthanaseLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Athanase in baptisms by year.5037251201690173717841831187819251690–1694 1 baptisms1695–1699 2 baptisms1700–1704 2 baptisms1705–1709 2 baptisms1715–1719 2 baptisms1725–1729 1 baptisms1730–1734 2 baptisms1750–1754 4 baptisms1755–1759 1 baptisms1760–1764 1 baptisms1765–1769 1 baptisms1770–1774 1 baptisms1780–1784 1 baptisms1785–1789 3 baptisms1790–1794 3 baptisms1795–1799 7 baptisms1800–1804 2 baptisms1805–1809 3 baptisms1810–1814 6 baptisms1815–1819 9 baptisms1820–1824 13 baptisms1825–1829 24 baptisms1830–1834 17 baptisms1835–1839 22 baptisms1840–1844 9 baptisms1845–1849 12 baptisms1850–1854 17 baptisms1855–1859 18 baptisms1860–1864 14 baptisms1865–1869 8 baptisms1870–1874 12 baptisms1875–1879 9 baptisms1880–1884 10 baptisms1885–1889 10 baptisms1890–1894 4 baptisms1895–1899 6 baptisms1900–1904 4 baptisms1910–1914 3 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms

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