Atanas
Atanas ( Bulgarian Атанас ) is a Bulgarian and Macedonian male first name.
Origin and Distribution
Atanas is derived from the Greek name Athanasios, meaning " the Immortal ". In 1980, he took in Bulgaria among the most awarded male first names to fourteenth place, a, 2009, the thirteenth.
Bearers of the name
- Atanas Mihailov Tschalakow (1816-1888), Bulgarian prelate, politician, and leader of the Exarch Bulgarian Orthodox Church, see Anthim I.
- Atanas Atanassov ( long jumper ) ( born 1956 ), Bulgarian long jumper
- Atanas Burov (1875-1954), Bulgarian banker and politician
- Atanas Daltschew (1904-1978), Bulgarian poet, critic and translator
- Atanas Kareev ( b. 1945 ), Bulgarian pianist
- Atanas Komtschew (1959-1994), Bulgarian wrestler
- Atanas Sechirow (* 1989), Bulgarian football player
- Atanas Usunow (1857-1887), Bulgarian freedom fighters