Etymology

Anatolius

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Today it means: A male given name from Ancient Greek, of only historical usage (though its cognates are common given names in Eastern Europe). Full definition →

Latin Anatolius ← Ancient Greek ἀνατολή
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνατολή“sunrise”
  2. Latin · derived fromAnatolius
  3. English todayAnatolius

From Latin Anatolius, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolḗ, “sunrise”). Name of early saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀνατολή all →

AnatoliaAnatoleAnatolimorning-land

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.