Given name · Belarusian · Ukrainian
Анатолій
“sunrise”
Анатолій (Anatólij) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “sunrise.” It is used in Ukrainian and Belarusian.
Belarusian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Anatolius.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Belarusian usage, Анатолій developed from Ἀνατολή.
Анатолій’s family of names
In Belarusian usage, Анатолій developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀνατολή. In Ukrainian usage, Анатолій has a conventional equivalent in the German form ANATOLIJ. In Belarusian usage, Анатолій has a related form in ANATOLIJ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Анатолій has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Анатолій comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Анатолій
- Anatoliy SolovianenkoUkrainian singer (1932-1999)
- Anatoliy TymoshchukUkrainian footballer (born 1979)
- Anatoliy TrubinUkrainian football goalkeeper (born 2001)
- Anatoliy DemyanenkoUkrainian footballer and coachborn 1959
- Anatoliy BondarchukUkrainian hammer thrower (1940-2025)
- Anatoly LevchenkoSoviet test pilot and cosmonaut (1941-1988)
- Anatoliy Zlenkoforeign minister (1938–2021)
- Anatoliy HrytsenkoUkrainian politicianborn 1957
- Anatol PetrytskyUkrainian artist (1895-1964)
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