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Androcles
Boy NameAncient Greek Origin
Meaning
Latinized form of the Greek Ανδροκλης (Androkles) which meant "glory of a man", derived from ανηρ (a
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Androcles ( The story reappeared in the Middle Ages as "The Shepherd and the Lion" and was then ascribed to Aesop's Fables.
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