Ananias

Where Ananias comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἀνανίας (Ananías), from Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה (khananyá).
— Wiktionary's entry for Ananias
  • Hebrew
  • 4 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1883
    Debut at its peak, #892
    #892 among boys with 5 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1884
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1986
    Ananias Shikongo born
    Paralympian athlete from Namibia
  4. 1989
    Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro born
    Brazilian footballer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro · Brazilian footballer, 1989–2016
  • Ananias Shikongo · Paralympian athlete from Namibia, born 1986
  • Ananias Leki Dago · Ivorian photographer, born 1970
  • Ananias Dekke · 1832–1892
  • Ananias of Adiabene · Jewish merchant, 10 BC–30

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.