Thanasis
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Greek |
Origin | |
Meaning | Eternal life |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Thanassis |
Variant form(s) | Athanasios |
Thanasis (Θανάσης) is a Greek given name, short for Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), which can mean "eternal life" or "immortal".
Notable people with the name Thanasis or Thanassis include:
- Thanasis Antetokounmpo (born 1992), Greek basketball player
- Thanasis Giannakopoulos (1931–2019), Greek businessman
- Thanasis Kanoulas (born 1992), Greek football player
- Thanassis Lefas, 20th and 21st century motorcycle engineer
- Thanasis Kolitsidakis (born 1966), Greek former footballer
- Thanasis Lightbridge (born 1978), Greek keyboard player and composer, founder of electronica art metal band Dol Ammad
- Thanasis Pafilis (born 1954), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament
- Thanasis Paleologos (born 1977), Greek footballer
- Thanasis Papakonstantinou (born 1959), Greek singer-songwriter
- Thanasis Papazoglou (born 1988), Greek footballer
- Thanasis Sentementes (born 1975), Greek footballer
- Thanassis Skordalos (1920–1998), Cretan musician
- Thanassis Stephopoulos (1928–2012), Greek artist
- Thanassis Tsakiris (born 1965), biathlete and cross-country skier
- Thanasis Veggos (1927–2011), Greek actor
See also
[edit]- Who Is Thanassis, a 1969 Greek film
- Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australian tennis player