Thanas
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As a given name
People with the name Thanas are typically Albanian Christians, and include:
- Thanas Floqi (1884–1945), Albanian educator and patriot
- Thanas Kantili, founder of the Diturija Albanian society in Bucharest.[1]
- Thanas Shkurti (died 2012), Albanian diplomat
As a toponym
Medieval Albanians used the names of saints to form various toponyms, including Saint Thanas (Albanian: Shën Thanas).[2] Forms where the fricative /θ/ became the stop /t/ show the Latin-derived rather than the Greek-derived form, and are found in the following toponyms: Shtanë, Shtanas, Shtanaz, Shtanaska.[3]