Given name · also Latin
Andronicus
“victory of men”
Andronicus is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Original LatinAndronīcus
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Andronicus means “victory of men.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Andronicus comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Latin Andronīcus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρόνῑκος.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Andronicus appears in Romans 16:7.
From biblical name research
Andronicus’s family of names
In English usage, Andronicus has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form ANDRONICO. In English usage, Andronicus has a conventional equivalent in the Turkish form ANDRONIKOS. In English usage, Andronicus has a conventional equivalent in the Hungarian form Andronikosz.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Andronicus has relatives in 17 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Andronicus comes from · 1 name
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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