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.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Ananias

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

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".