'Androcles' originates from Latin, specifically the name 'Androcles', which is derived from Greek 'Androklēs', where 'anēr/andr-' meant 'man' and 'klēs' meant 'glory'.

'Androcles' changed from the Greek name 'Androklēs' to the Latin 'Androcles', and eventually became the modern English word 'Androcles'.

Initially, it was a proper name meaning 'man of glory', but over time it became associated with the legendary story of the slave and the lion.