Given name
Androcles
“a glorious man”
Androcles is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “a glorious man.”
Original GreekΑνδροκλής
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a glorious man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
Androcles’s family of names
Androcles has a related form in Androclas. In English usage, Androcles has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form Androclos. Androcles has a related form in Androclos.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Androcles has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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