Meanings
alternative Hananiah
- In the New Testament, any of certain members of the early Christian church.
And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
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But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
- type(with reference to Acts 5.3) A liar.
Bunter entertained a hope of convincing Quelch that he hadn't been in the study at all. He had great faith in his powers as an Ananias!
1934, Frank Richards, The Magnet: Kidnapped from the Air - A male given name from Hebrew.
Origin
- Hebrewחֲנַנְיָה
- Ancient GreekἈνανίας
- EnglishAnanias
From Ancient Greek Ἀνανίας (Ananías), from Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה (khananyá).
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Ancient Greek Ἀνανίας
- Ἀνανίας (Ananías)male given name
Greek Ανανίας
- Ανανίας (Ananías)male given name
Hindi हनन्याह
- हनन्याह (hananyāh)male given name
Indonesian Ananias
- Ananiasmale given name
Portuguese Ananias
- Ananiasmale given name
Russian Ана́ния
- Ана́ния (Anánija)male given name
Spanish Ananías
- Ananíasmale given name
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Ananias. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ananias
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