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Anatoly

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Anatoly
GenderMale
Language(s)Russian, Ukrainian
Origin
Word/nameGreek
MeaningSunrise
Other names
Variant form(s)Anatoli, Anatolii, Anatoliy
DerivedAnatolios
Related namesAnatole
Anatol
Anatolio

Anatoly (Russian: Анато́лий, romanizedAnatoliy [ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj],[1] Ukrainian: Анато́лій, romanizedAnatolii [ɐnɐˈtɔl⁽ʲ⁾ij]) is a common Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Ανατολιος Anatolios, meaning "sunrise."

Saint Anatolius of Alexandria was a fifth-century saint who became the first patriarch of Constantinople in 451.[2]

Anatoly was one of the five most popular names for baby boys born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2004.[3] One in every 35,110 Americans are named Anatoly and the popularity of the name Anatoly is 28.48 people per million.[4]

The name of Anatolia – a vast plateau that occupies a large portion of Asia Minor in modern day Turkey – shares the same linguistic origin.

People

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  • Anatoly Moskvin (born 1966), Russian former linguist, philologist, and historian

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See also

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Anastasia

Notes

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  1. ^ Behind the Name
  2. ^ Behind the Name
  3. ^ St. Petersburg (Russia) Times.More Babies Born Last Year, But Birthrate Low Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on February 16, 2008.
  4. ^ Poke My Name.com