The name Anatoliy
Anatoliy is a male name of Greek origin meaning “eastern, sunrise”. Below: forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Anatoliy is a male name of Greek origin. Meaning: “eastern, sunrise”. From the Greek ἀνατολή, “sunrise, east”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Anatoliy |
| Short forms | Tolya, Tolik |
| Affectionate forms | Tolechka, Tolyusha |
Name days (angel’s day)
| 16 July | Saint Anatoliy, Patriarch of Constantinople |
| 24 October | Synaxis of the Elders of Optina (Venerable Anatoliy the Elder and Anatoliy the Younger) |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
By tradition, Anatoliy is energetic and sociable, with a good sense of humour. He gets carried away quickly and passionately, likes to be the centre of the group and knows how to win people over. Behind the lightness lie touchiness and a need for recognition. He shows himself best in work that calls for initiative and dealing with people.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Anatoliy «Анатолий» in the Russian 1–9 table: А 1 + Н 6 + А 1 + Т 2 + О 7 + Л 4 + И 1 + Й 2 = 24 → 6. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 6: care and harmony. Six is the number of home: responsibility for loved ones, a sense of beauty, a wish for comfort and fairness. The weak spot is caring even for those who did not ask for it.
Vowels give the soul number 1 (will and leadership), consonants the personality number 5 (freedom and change). Inner motive: will and leadership; outer manner: freedom and change. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): А=1 + Н=50 + А=1 + Т=300 + О=70 + Л=30 + И=8 + Й=8 = 468, reduced to 9. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
А — beginning and action. A wish to start, to be first and to act; a need for physical and emotional comfort.
Other letters: Н — strong character and protest; Т — intuition and search; О — depth of feeling; Л — sense of beauty; И — refinement and kindness; Й — impulsiveness.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 6 is linked with Venus.
| Planet | Venus |
| Stones | turquoise, emerald |
| Colours | blue, pink |
| Favourable days | Tuesday, Friday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 6 goes most easily with 2, 4 and 9, and has more friction with 5 and 7.
Goes well with: Agniya, Arina, Varvara, Evdokiya, Zoya, Irina, Milana, Polina, Regina, Yana.
More friction with: Diana, Evgeniya, Elena, Inna, Miroslava, Natalya.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Anatoliy carries the meaning “eastern, sunrise”. Name number 6: care and harmony; first letter A: beginning and action. Inner wishes (will and leadership) and outer manner (freedom and change) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: 16 July, 24 October.