MEANING & HISTORY
What does Ananias mean?
Ananias comes from Greek Hananias, a transmitted form of Hebrew Hananiah. The older Hebrew components concern graciousness and the divine name.
The dictionary records the Greek-to-Hebrew connection, and the editorial entries independently check both stages. Several biblical figures bear the name, so it should not be reduced to one character’s deeds or assigned a moral judgment. Ananias and Hananiah share a historical family while remaining distinct forms; the missing initial h reflects transmission rather than a different promise or virtue.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Ancient Greek Ἀνανίας (Ananías), from Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה (khananyá).
A male given name from Hebrew.
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Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
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eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Ananias in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Ananias
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Anna♀Grace or favour
- Annie♀Affectionate form of Anne
- Antonia♀Feminine of the Roman family name Antonius
- Carias♂Short form of Zacarias; the Lord remembers
- An-an♀Reduplicated familiar form from Ann/Ana-related names
- Ana♀Grace or favour
- Analyn♀Blend of Anna and Lyn
- Anastasia♀Resurrection
What rhymes with Ananias?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Ananias
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
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Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wiktionary contributors — Ananias (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — ananias (opens in a new tab)
Consulted editorial entry, not user submissions: Greek Hananias form of Hananiah.
- Behind the Name — hananiah (opens in a new tab)
Consulted editorial entry, not user submissions: Hebrew Yahweh is gracious; gracious root and divine-name component.