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Anatoly
OriginRussian, from Greek
Meaning"from the east, rising sun"
About Anatoly
A sweet and gentle-sounding Russian name with a sunny meaning, typically nicknamed Tolya in Russia. It can also be written as Anatoli or Anatoliy.
Pronounced an-uh-TOH-lee.
As of October 2026, Anatoly ranked #8960 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Editor's take: The name Anatoly is a boy's name of Russian origin meaning "from the east, rising sun".
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Famous Anatolys
- Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
Russian chess grandmaster and World Champion
- Anatoly Vasilyevich Lunacharsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary
- Anatoly Borisovich Chubais
former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
- Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak
Russian politician; former Mayor of St. Petersburg
- Anatoly Tikhonovich Marchenko
Russian Soviet dissident
- Anatoly Kudryavitsky
Russian,Irish novelist
- Anatoly Lyadov
Russian composer
Anatoly in pop culture
- Anatoly Sergievsky
character in the musical Chess
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