Tanush is the Albanian variant of the Greek given name Athanasius, loaned from Latin.
[1] 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.
[2] The Albanian definite form is Tanushi.
In Latin, it was written Tanusius, while in Italian Tanussio and Tanusso.
It may refer to: Tanush is also an onomastic element and appears in the following Albanian language toponyms: