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afanasy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
afanasy
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Афана́сий (Afanásij).

Etymology

From Russian Афана́сий (Afanásij), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀθανάσιος (Athanásios, “undying one”). Doublet of Athanasius and Athanasios.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Афана́сий, Ἀθανάσιος

Questions

What does afanasy mean?
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Афана́сий (Afanásij).
Where does afanasy come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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