Anatol
[ˈænəˌtɔl]Meaning
Polish and Belarusian form of Anatolius, from Greek anatolḗ, "sunrise".
Background Story
Anatol is a masculine given name derived from the Greek name Ἀνατόλιος Anatolius, meaning "sunrise". It is the Polish and Belarusian form of Anatolius, and the name is also used in Ancient Greek, French, Georgian, Latvian, Moldovan, Russian and Ukrainian. The Russian version is Anatoly, also transliterated Anatoliy and Anatoli; the French version is Anatole, and a rarer variant is Anatolio.
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