Anatoly
[ˈænəˌtoʊli]Meaning
from the Greek Anatolios, "he of the sunrise"
Background Story
Anatoly is an alternate transcription of the Russian name Анатолий, also rendered Anatoliy, and is a common Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name. It comes from the Greek name Anatolios, from anatolē, "sunrise". The name is used in Ancient Greek, Belarusian, French, Georgian, Latvian, Moldovan, Polish and Ukrainian, and was one of the five most popular names for boys born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2004.
Variations
Anatole, Anatol
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