Thanas

Thanas is an Albanian and Ukrainian ("Танас") given name and onomastic toponym element. The definite form is "Thanasi". It is derived from the Greek "Athanasios", with the Latin derived equivalent "Tanush". Thanas is also considered to be a saint by Albanian Christians, under the name "Thanas".
As a given name.
People with the name "Thanas" are typically Albanian Christians, and include: 
As a toponym.
Medieval Albanians used the names of saints to form various toponyms, including Saint Thanas (). 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.