Afanasy (, ) is the
Slavic
Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to:
Peoples
* Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia
** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples
** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples
** West Slav ...
form of
Athanasios
Athanasios (), also transliterated as Athnasious, Athanase or Atanacio, is a Greek male name which means "immortal". In modern Greek everyday use, it is commonly shortened to Thanasis (Θανάσης), Thanos (Θάνος), Sakis (Σάκης), and ...
, a Greek name meaning "
immortal
Immortality is the ability to live forever, or eternal life.
Immortal or Immortality may also refer to:
Film
* ''The Immortals'' (1995 film), an American crime film
* ''Immortality'', an alternate title for the 1998 British film '' The Wisdom of ...
". It may refer to:
People:
* Afanasy Bagration,
Prince Adarnase of Kartli (1707–1784), Georgian prince royal and Russian Empire general
*
Afanasy Beloborodov
Afanasy Pavlantyevich Beloborodov (; – 1 September 1990) was a general in the Red Army during the Second World War who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Between 1963 and 1968, he commanded the Moscow Military District.
Ea ...
(1903–1990), Russian general
*
Afanasy Fet
Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet ( rus, Афана́сий Афана́сьевич Фет, p=ɐfɐˈnasʲɪj ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈfʲɛt, a=Ru-Afanasiy Afanas'yevich Fyet.oga), later known as Shenshin ( rus, Шенши́н, p=ʂɨnˈʂɨn, a=Ru-Afa ...
(1820–1892), Russian poet
*
Afanasy Grigoriev
Afanasy Grigorievich Grigoriev (; 21 January 1782 – 13 May 1868) was a Russian Neoclassical architect, who worked in Moscow and its suburbs. Grigoriev is remembered for his refined Empire style mansions, completion of Great Ascension Church ( ...
(1782–1868), Russian architect
*
Afanasy Nikitin (died 1472), Russian merchant and traveler
*
Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin (1605–1680), Russian statesman
*
Afanasy Razmaritsyn (1844–1917), Russian-Ukrainian painter
*
Afanasy Seredin-Sabatin (1860–1921), Russian architect and journalist, first Western architect to live and work in the Korean Empire
*
Afanasy Shchapov (1830–1876), Russian historian
Fictional people:
* Afanasy Ivanovich Tovstogub, the main character of
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; ; (; () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin.
Gogol used the Grotesque#In literature, grotesque in his writings, for example, in his works "The Nose (Gogol short story), ...
's short story ''
The Old World Landowners''
Afanasy Nikolayevich Borschov , Main character in
Georgiy Daneliya's 1975 film
Afonya potrayed by
Leonid Kuravlyov
Leonid Vyacheslavovich Kuravlyov (; 8 October 1936 – 30 January 2022) was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He became a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1976.
Early life
Kuravlyov was born in Moscow into a working-class family. His father Vyac ...
and works as a
plumber
A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, hot-water production, sewage and drainage in plumbing systems.
The surname
Afanasyev
Afanasyev (masculine; Афанасьев) or Afanasyeva (feminine; Афанасьева) is a Russian last name. It is derived from Afanasy (disambiguation), Afanasy which is etymologically directly connected to Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), a ...
() is derived from the name. The surname
Afonin () is derived from ''Afonya'', the short form of the name.
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Masculine given names