Anania (name)

Anania is both a surname and a given name.[1][2] Notable people with the name include:

  • Anania Shirakatsi (610–685), mathematician, astronomer and geographer
  • Bartolomeu Anania (1921–2011), bishop, translator, writer and poet
  • George Anania (1941–2013), Romanian writer
  • Anania Muhingi (born 1994) businessman from Kashenyi Murongo-Karagwe Kagera, Tanzania
  • Michael Anania (born 1939), American poet, novelist, and essayist
  1. ^ Ekmekdjian, M. (1992). Les prénoms arméniens. Collection Arménies (in French). Editions Parenthèses. p. 14. ISBN 978-2-86364-068-5. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Retrieved 13 October 2018.