Anatole
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Greek Ανατολιος
Meaning: “sunrise.”
The name is derived from the Greek, Anatolios Ανατολιος, which is derived from the word anatole ανατολη (sunrise). The name was borne by a 3rd-century Christian saint, philosopher and martyr.
The name was borne by several other saints.
An anatole is also a musical term employed in jazz.
The name was one of the most popular male names throughout the Soviet Union, before the October Revolution, the name was only used among monks and priests. The name no longer appears in Russia’s top 10.
Its French form of Anatole is 234th most popular male name in France, (2009).
Other forms of the name include:
- Anatol Анатоль (Belarusian/Czech/German/Hungarian/Polish/Romanian)
- Anatolij Анатолиј Анато́лий (Bulgarian/Croatian/Macedonian/Russian/Ukrainian)
- Anatoli ანატოლი (Catalan/Georgian/Russian)
- Anatole (French)
- Anatolios (Greek)
- Anatolio (Italian/Spanish)
- Anatolijs (Latvian)
- Anatolijus (Lithuanian)
- Anatoliusz (Polish)
- Anatólio (Portuguese)
- Anatolie (Romanian)
- Anatoliy (Russian: variant transcription)
- Anatolije Анатолије (Serbian)
- Anadolu (Turkish)
Common Russian diminutives are: Anatolka, Natoli, Natoha, Natosha, Tolia, Tolyunya; Tolyusya; Tolyan; Tolyaha; Tolyasha; Tosha; Tosya; Totya; Tusya
A feminine form is Anatolia, which was also borne by an early Christian martyr. It shares its name with a region in Turkey.
Other feminine forms include:
- Anatolija Анатолия (Bulgarian/Russian/Serbian)
- Anatolia (Italian/Latin/Polish/Spanish)
- Anatola (Polish)
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