What Does the Name Androcles Mean
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Androcles Name Meaning
Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of the Greek Ανδροκλης (Androkles) which meant "glory of a man", derived from ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος) and κλεος (kleos) "glory". This was the name of a man who...
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