Athan Devolder
Athan is a Greek male given name, which means "eternal life" or "immortal". It can be a variant of Athanasios, and is of rising popularity among younger Greek parents. The name Athan may refer to: People *Athan Catjakis (1931-2022), American politician * Athan Iannucci (born 1982), Canadian lacrosse player. *Athan Karras (1927–2010), American dancer and dance instructor * Athan Maroulis (born 1964), American singer and actor *Athan Theoharis (1936–2021), American historian See also *Athanase *Athanasius (other) * Ethan *St Athan St Athan ( cy, Sain Tathan) is a village and community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The village and its parish church are dedicated to Saint Tathan. The church dates to the 13th–14th century, though an earlier ch ... References {{reflist Greek masculine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands. The country consists of nine traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematica ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Greek Language
Greek ( el, label= Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy ( Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Athanasius (other)
Athanasios ( el, Αθανάσιος), 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), Nasos (Νάσος), Athan (Αθαν) or Athos (Aθως). The female version of the name is Athanasia (Greek: Αθανασία), shortened to Sia (Σία) or Nancy (Νάνσυ) Notable people with this name include: Religious figures * Athanasius of Alexandria (ca. 296/298–373), Christian saint, Coptic pope, theologian * Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria (died 496), Coptic pope from 490 to 496 * Athanasius I Gammolo (died 631), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch from 595 until his death * Athanasius II Baldoyo (died 686), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 683 until his death * Athanasius Sandalaya, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Ortho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Athanasios (other)
Athanasios ( el, Αθανάσιος), 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), Nasos (Νάσος), Athan (Αθαν) or Athos (Aθως). The female version of the name is Athanasia (Greek: Αθανασία), shortened to Sia (Σία) or Nancy (Νάνσυ) Notable people with this name include: Religious figures * Athanasius of Alexandria (ca. 296/298–373), Christian saint, Coptic pope, theologian * Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria (died 496), Coptic pope from 490 to 496 * Athanasius I Gammolo (died 631), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch from 595 until his death * Athanasius II Baldoyo (died 686), Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 683 until his death * Athanasius Sandalaya, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Ortho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Athan Catjakis
Athan Catjakis (May 22, 1931 – January 20, 2022) was an American politician, Catjakis was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Springfield Technical High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. A member of the Democratic Party, Catjakis began his political career as chief of staff to mayor William C. Sullivan. Sullivan subsequently appointed Catjakis to Springfield Housing Authority. In 1979, Catjakis became a legislative aide to Arthur J. McKenna. Catjakis worked for McKenna for five years, until McKenna announced his retirement from politics in 1984. Catjakis ran for McKenna's open seat on the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and served until the end of his fourth term in 1992, when he was succeeded by his former legislative aide Dennis M. Murphy. He died on January 20, 2022, in Agawam, Massachusetts Agawam is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,692 at the 2020 census. Agawam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Athan Iannucci
Athan Iannucci (born April 15, 1982) is a professional lacrosse player. He played collegiate lacrosse at Hofstra University. Iannucci played professional lacrosse for the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. He was a member of the now defunct St. Regis Indians of the Ontario Lacrosse Association's Senior-A Major Series Lacrosse. He plays in the summer months for the WLA Langley Thunder. Professional career NLL career Iannucci was a First Round Draft pick (8th Overall) by the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League in the 2007 NLL Entry Draft. He was awarded Rookie of the Week Honors in Week 5 and Week 15 of the 2007 season, and was also named to the 2007 All-Rookie team. As a rookie, he led the Wings in goals scored. Iannucci's second season in the league was record-setting. On April 12, 2008, Iannucci scored three goals and broke Gary Gait's National Lacrosse League record of 61 goals in a season. During 2008, Iannucci was awarded Player of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Athan Karras
Athan Karras (September 27, 1927 – February 12, 2010) was a Greek-born American dancer, instructor and actor. Early life Karras was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He came to the United States when he was about 12. He served in the United States Coast Guard."Maria Kotsafis, Interview with Athan Karras" published in The Charioteer: An Annual Review of Modern Greek Culture', Special Issue: The American Greek Experience, Pella Publishing Company, Inc., New York, New York, number 43, 2005, pages 29-39. After serving in the Coast Guard, he finished high school and studied theater and dance at New York University. He eventually joined the Greek National Theater and the Parthenon Dancers, one of the premier Greek Folk Dance troops. Career In the early 1960s, he founded the Intersection Folk Dance Center in Los Angeles. For 25 years, Karras taught Greek culture and dance at Loyola Marymount University. He was the U.S. coordinator for Mazoxi, an annual Greek dance conference held ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Athan Maroulis
Athanasios Demetrios Maroulis (born September 22, 1964) is an actor, vocalist and record producer born in Brooklyn, New York. He is the older brother of singer Constantine Maroulis and also has a sister, Anastasia. Athan Maroulis formed the New York-based group Fahrenheit 451 (1984–1986), with whom he recorded his first commercially available album. Over the ensuing years, Maroulis established himself in a number of alternative musical genres including gothic, industrial and electronic. Stints with the Philadelphia-based Executive Slacks (1987–1990), as well as Tubalcain (1991–1993), followed. After moving to Los Angeles he fronted Spahn Ranch (1993–2000). A diverse and fairly eclectic vocalist, Maroulis recorded a number of albums with a 1940s styled vocal/jazz combo named The Blue Dahlia (1999–2000). Maroulis remains active both behind and in front of the scenes, runs Sepiatone Records, a vintage vocal and jazz record label while continuing to lend his voice to var ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Athan Theoharis
Athan George Theoharis (August 3, 1936 – July 3, 2021) was an American historian, professor of history at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As well as his extensive teaching career, he was noteworthy as an expert on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover, and U.S. intelligence agencies, having written and edited many books on these and related subjects. Background Born in Milwaukee on August 3, 1936, to Greek immigrants George Theoharis and Adeline Konop, Theoharis earned all of his degrees from the University of Chicago: two bachelor's degrees in political science in 1956 and 1957, a master's degree in 1958, and his Ph.D. in history in 1965. Career Theoharis taught at Texas A&M University, Wayne State University, City University of New York, State University of New York at Buffalo, and at Marquette University. The scope of his writings has extended to Cold War history, anti-communism in America, civil rights and the politics of govern ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Athanase
Athanase is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard (1768–1825), French physician born in the village of Sompuis, département Marne * Athanase Coquerel (other) * Athanase David (1882–1953), Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman ***Prix Athanase-David, annual literary award, part of the Prix du Québec * Athanase Gaudet (1848–1888), farmer, merchant and political figure in Quebec *Athanase Josué Coquerel (1820–1875), French Protestant theologian, son of Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel * Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel (1795–1868), French Protestant theologian, born in Paris *Athanase Seromba (born 1963), Rwandan priest found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the Rwandan genocide * Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie (1832–1911), French royalist military commander * Charles Athanase Walckenaer (1771–1852), French civil servant and scientist *Jean Charles Athanase Peltie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ethan (given Name)
Ethan is a male given name of Hebrew origin () that means "firm, enduring, strong and long-lived". The name Ethan appears eight times in the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings. 4:31, Ps. 89 title, 1 Chr. 2:6 and 2:8, 1 Chr. 6:42 and 6:44, and 1 Chr. 15:17 and 15:19). See Ethan (biblical figure). It may also be spelled or pronounced as Etan, Eitan or Eytan. Popularity In 2013, it was the fourth most popular name for boys in Australia. Ethan is also popular in the United States and was the 10th most popular boy's name in 2016. According to the US data, 97% of all American boys named Ethan were born after 1989. Notable people with the given name "Ethan" include A * Ethan Alagich (born 2003), Australian footballer *Ethan Albright (born 1971), American football player *Ethan Allen (other), multiple people *Ethan Ampadu (born 2000), British footballer * Ethan Allen Andrews (other), multiple people * Ethan Anthony (born 1950), American architect * Ethan Ash, English singer- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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St Athan
St Athan ( cy, Sain Tathan) is a village and community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The village and its parish church are dedicated to Saint Tathan. The church dates to the 13th–14th century, though an earlier church was dated to the Norman period. The village and the adjacent dormitory village of Eglwys Brewis are known primarily for the MOD St Athan RAF base. There are two pubs in the village, as well as a football (soccer), football team at St Athan Football Club and the St Athan Golf Club. The community includes West Aberthaw. Geography Located in the Vale of Glamorgan, St Athan lies off the B4265 road, roughly by road northwest of downtown Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry. A 1632 survey defined the boundaries of the manor of St Athan by Eglwys Brewis and Castleton to the north; South Orchard, West Orchard and Llantwit Major to the west, Gileston and the Bristol Channel to the south; and East Orchard and the River Thaw to the east. Climate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |