Tanush

Tanush is the Albanian variant of the Greek given name Athanasius, loaned from Latin.{{cite journal|last=Elsie|first=Robert|title=The Christian Saints of Albania|journal=Balkanistica |volume=13|publisher=American Association for South Slavic Studies|page=46|url=http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/modern_languages/BalkArticle2.html}} Where the fricative /θ/ becomes the stop /t/, this shows that the name passed through Latin before entering Albanian; the Greek-derived equivalent is the name and onomastic element Thanas.Riska, Albert (2013). [https://www.academia.edu/3845803/The_Christian_Saints_in_the_Micro_toponymy_of_Albania "The Christian Saints in the (Micro)toponymy of Albania"]. Anglisticum Journal (IJLLIS) vol 2 issue 3. Pages 167-176. Page 172 The Albanian definite form is Tanushi. In Latin, it was written Tanusius, while in Italian Tanussio and Tanusso. It may refer to:

• Tanusio Thopia (fl. 1329–38), Angevin Albanian count
• Tanush Thopia (died 1467), nobleman
• Little Tanush ({{floruit}} 1423–33), nobleman
• Alkid Tanushi (known as big Alouka), 2007-today

Tanush is also an onomastic element and appears in the following Albanian language toponyms:

• Tanuše ({{langx|sq|Tanushaj}}), an Albanian village of the Upper Reka region, Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality, North Macedonia
• Tanuševci ({{langx|sq|Tanushë}}), an Albanian village, Čučer-Sandevo Municipality, North Macedonia