| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Russian, Ukrainian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | Sunrise |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Anatoli, Anatolii, Anatoliy |
| Derived | Anatolios |
| Related names | Anatole Anatol Anatolio |
Anatoly (Russian: Анато́лий, romanized: Anatoliy [ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj],[1] Ukrainian: Анато́лій, romanized: Anatolii [ɐnɐˈtɔl⁽ʲ⁾ij]) is a common Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Anatolios (Ανατολιος), meaning "sunrise."
Saint Anatolius of Constantinople was a fifth-century saint who became the first patriarch of Constantinople in 451.[2]
Anatoly was one of the five most popular names for baby boys born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2004.[3] Approximately one in every 35,110 Americans is named Anatoly, with a popularity rate of 28.48 per million.[4]
The name of Anatolia – a vast plateau that occupies a large portion of Asia Minor in modern-day Turkey – shares the same linguistic origin.