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!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Ananias | Brazil, Philippines, Tanzania, Mexico, Peru |
| חנניה | Israel |
| Анания | Bulgaria, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Russia |
| Ananías | Chile, Peru, United States, Panama |
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".
| ananias of adiabene Jewish merchant (b. 10) |
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| ananias son of nedebaios 1st century AD High Priest of Israel (b. 50) |
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| ananias i of armenia (b. 900) |
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ananias dare settler of Roanoke Colony and father of Virginia Dare, GB (b. 1560) |
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| ananias symens (b. 1538) |
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| ananias weber (b. 1595) |
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| ananias willink 1632 - 1681 (b. 1632) |
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| ananias clotten Capuchin, novice master and writer, DE (b. 1650) |
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ananias vatopedinos (b. 1806) |
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| ananias willink (1778-1863) (b. 1778) |
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| ananias davisson American music publisher, US (b. 1780) |
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| ananias dekke (1832-1892), NO (b. 1832) |
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| ananias lindroos FI (b. 1839) |
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| ananias correia do amaral BR (b. 1848) |
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| ananias laico Philippine politician, PH (b. 1877) |
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