Where is Androcles from?

Origins of the name Androcles

Origins Ancient Greek (Latinized)

Pronounced AN-drə-kleez(English)

Gender Masculine

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.

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