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Thanasis

Gender	Male
Language	Greek
Origin
Meaning	Eternal life
Other names
Alternative spelling	Thanassis
Variant form	Athanasios

Thanasis (Θανάσης) is a Greek given name, short for Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), which can mean "eternal life" or "immortal".

Notable people with the name Thanasis or Thanassis include:

• Thanasis Antetokounmpo (born 1992), Greek basketball player
• Thanasis Giannakopoulos (1931–2019), Greek businessman
• Thanasis Kanoulas (born 1992), Greek football player
• Thanasis Kolitsidakis (born 1966), Greek former footballer
• Thanassis Lefas, 20th and 21st century motorcycle engineer
• Thanasis Lightbridge (born 1978), Greek keyboard player and composer, founder of electronica art metal band Dol Ammad
• Thanasis Martinos (born 1950), Greek shipowner and real estate investor
• Thanasis Pafilis (born 1954), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament
• Thanasis Paleologos (born 1977), Greek footballer
• Thanasis Papakonstantinou (born 1959), Greek singer-songwriter
• Thanasis Papazoglou (born 1988), Greek footballer
• Thanasis Sentementes (born 1975), Greek footballer
• Thanassis Skordalos (1920–1998), Cretan musician
• Thanassis Stephopoulos (1928–2012), Greek artist
• Thanassis Tsakiris (born 1965), biathlete and cross-country skier
• Thanasis Veggos (1927–2011), Greek actor

See also

• Who Is Thanassis, a 1969 Greek film
• Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australian tennis player