Forename Ananias

Globally, Ananias (Ananias , חנניה , Анания ) is a common male given name. The first name Ananias is characteristic of Dominica, where it is quite a common boy's name, Namibia, where it is quite a common principally male, but very infrequently feminine name, and Brazil, where it is quite a common masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Brazil, Philippines, and Peru. Much less frequently, Ananias is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Ananias is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Ananias

name Анон, name חנניא, name Hananiah, name Ananias, name Ananìas, name Ananïas, name Anania, name Chananja, name Chananya, name Ананияш, name חנניה, name Anañias, name Chananyah, name Anânias, name Ананиас, name Ananiasz, name Ananías, name Анания, name حنانيا

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Ananias	Peru, Tanzania, Philippines, Brazil, Mexico
חנניה	Israel
Анания	Belarus, Bulgaria, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan
Ananías	Chile, Peru, United States, Panama

First names said to be same

Anania, Ananiasz, Ananìas, Ananïas, Anañias, Anânias, Chananja, Chananya, Chananyah, Hananiah, Ананиас, Ананияш, Анон, חנניא, and حنانيا

First name Ananias in the context

Ananias is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ananias , the New Testament person, Acts 5; Ananias (Shadrack) , the operatic character in the opera The Burning Fiery Furnace by Benjamin Britten and Ananias , the theatrical character in the play "The Alchemist".

Notable namesakes

	ananias of adiabene Jewish merchant (b. 10)
	ananias son of nedebaios 1st century AD High Priest of Israel (b. 50)
	ananias i of armenia (b. 900)
	ananias dare settler of Roanoke Colony and father of Virginia Dare, GB (b. 1560)
	ananias symens (b. 1538)
	ananias weber (b. 1595)
	ananias willink 1632 - 1681 (b. 1632)
	ananias clotten Capuchin, novice master and writer, DE (b. 1650)
	ananias vatopedinos (b. 1806)
	ananias willink (1778-1863) (b. 1778)
	ananias davisson American music publisher, US (b. 1780)
	ananias dekke (1832-1892), NO (b. 1832)
	ananias lindroos FI (b. 1839)
	ananias correia do amaral BR (b. 1848)
	ananias laico Philippine politician, PH (b. 1877)