Androcles

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Manly glory
Scripts(How to write)
Ἀνδροκλῆς
Ἀνδροκλῆς(Ancient Greek)
Pronunciation
AN-druh-kleez
AN-drə-kleez(English)
Popularity
The name Androcles is not currently ranked in the top 1000 names in the United States or any other country.

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Androcles Name meanings & History

Manly glory. Latinized form of the Greek Ἀνδροκλῆς (Androkles) meaning "glory of a man", derived from ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a man who pulled a thorn from a lion's paw in one of Aesop's fables. Androcles is a rare and unique name that may appeal to parents seeking a distinctive and meaningful name for their son.

Zodiac Sign of Androcles: Action Aries

Synonyms of Androcles:

A: Assertive,Action,Ambitious,Angry,Argumentative,Aggressive

N: Nutrition,Nice,Neurosis,Nervous,Nitpicking,Nagging,Neat

D: Dutiful,Doting,Daddy,Domestic,Determined,Demanding

R: Reason,Resourceful,Rational,Restless

O: Obsolete,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Obstinate,Organized

C: Curious,Clever,Candid,Copycat,Choice,Chatty,Cute

L: Lover,Liaison,Legal,Lovely,Luscious,Languid,Lazy

E: Entertain,Enliven,Exaggerate,Enlighten,Environment,Expressive

S: Security,Status,Sex,Sensuality,Solidity,Success,Social Standing

Androcles is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

2.) Androcles (Male)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) man covered with glory.


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