Andronik
Greek at root, from Andronikos: *andros*, "of a man," and *nike*, "victory," giving the sense recorded here, victory of a man. It sits deep in the register, past the thousandth rank, so most Poles will never meet one.
Andronik Pronunciation
Andronik is pronounced ahnd-RO-nyeek (/andˈrɔɲik/).
What Andronik means
Where Andronik comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Andronik reaches back to the Greek Andronikos, built from andros, "of a man," and nike, "victory." Put the pieces together and you get the meaning recorded here: victory of a man, in Polish mąż zwycięstwa. The parts stay visible. Anyone who knows a little Greek can read them off.
The name kept powerful company. Andronikos I Komnenos held the Byzantine throne in the 1180s, and later emperors carried it too. Earlier still, the New Testament greets an Andronicus in Paul's letter to the Romans, chapter 16. Russian tradition took the Greek form and wore it down to Andronik.
On a Polish class register today the name would stand out. It has no Polish diminutive of its own, no softer variant to ease the roll call. A child called Andronik keeps the full Greek word each time a teacher reads the list. What the name means never drifts far from what it says: victory of a man.
When Andronik celebrates name day
Andronik appears 2 times in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 30 May.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Andronik
1 in 2668274 men in Poland is named Andronik. 8 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #18312 among male names.