Anastas

Anastas is both a surname and a given name.[1][2] Anastas was also the male equivalent of female name Anastasia. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

  • Benjamin Anastas (born 1969), American novelist, journalist and critic born in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Jonathan Anastas, Los Angeles-based advertising executive, musician, cofounded Boston hardcore punk bands
  • Paul Anastas, the Director of Yale University's Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering
  • Robert Anastas, former hockey coach and teacher at Wayland High School, in Wayland, Massachusetts

Given name:

  • Anastas Al-Karmali (1866–1947), Lebanese Christian priest, known for his contributions to the field of Arabic linguistics
  • Anastas Avramidhi-Lakçe (1821–1890), Albanian businessman and benefactor
  • Anastas Byku (died 1878), Albanian publisher and journalist
  • Anastas Hanania (1899–1995), Jordanian-Palestinian lawyer, judge, official and diplomat
  • Anastas Ishirkov (1868–1937), Bulgarian scientist, geographer and ethnographer
  • Anastas Janullatos (born 1929), Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania
  • Anastas Jovanović (1817–1899), Serbian photographer
  • Anastas Kullurioti (1822–1887), Arvanite and Albanian nationalist figure, publisher and writer in Greece
  • Anastas Mikoyan (1895–1978), Old Bolshevik and Soviet statesman
  • Anastas Petrov (born 1973), retired Bulgarian footballer and the current manager of Lokomotiv Septemvri
  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.