Tănase

Tănase, is a frequent Romanian surname, Romanian form of Athanasius (from the ancient Greek name: Athanasios, Αθανάσιος). Originally it was a given name with the form Atanase and Atanasie (Archaic Romanian) and then took the form of Tanase. Nowadays it occurs as both first name and surname. It may refer to:

• Alexandru Tănase (b. 1971), Moldovan politician
• Anca Tănase (born 1968), Romanian rower
• Carmen Tănase (b. 1961), Romanian actress
• Constantin Tănase (1880–1945), a key figure in the revue style of theater in Romania
• Cristian Tănase (b. 1987), Romanian footballer
• Florin Tănase (born 1994), Romanian footballer
• Maria Tănase (1913–1963), Romanian singer of traditional and popular music
• Stelian Tănase (b. 1952), leading figure of Romanian civil society

See also

• Atanase Sciotnic (1942 –2017), ethnic Lipovan Romanian olympic canoeist
• Atanasescu, Romanian surname
• Tănase (river), in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania