Name Meanings & Origins

FANIS

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The name FANIS comes from THEOFANIS and is originally derived from THEOPHANES, and may have Greek or Ancient Greek origins and have its roots in The Mysticism Tradition.

Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". This name was borne by a few saints, including an 8th-century chronicler from Constantinople and a 19th-century Russian Orthodox saint, Theophanes the Recluse, who is Феофан (Feofan) in Russian. Another famous bearer was a 14th-century Byzantine icon painter active in Moscow.

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