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Anthony en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈænθəni/
  • /ˈæntəni/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of uncertain etymology, but is not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etruscan origin, possibly derived from Ani, the Etruscan god of the sky. Doublet of Antoine.

Meanings

  1. A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
    • It is doubtless true that American English lacks a tradition for the pronunciation of Anthony, a name which was not often bestowed upon American males until the comparatively recent craze for supposedly swank "British" Christian names, like Stephen, Peter, Michael, etc., in this country. 1952, Thomas Pyles, Words and Ways of American English, Random House, page 245:
    • "...Think you've got the best name I've heard," she was saying. - - "Anthony Patch. Only you ought to look sort of like a horse, with a long narrow face - and you ought to be in tatters." "That's the Patch part though. How should Anthony look?" "You look like Anthony," she assured him seriously - he thought she had scarcely seen him - "rather majestic," she continued, " and solemn." 1922, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, (please specify |book=1, 2, or 3):
    • She was built like a dream and wore a chain around her neck with a medal of Saint Anthony hanging down inside the most beautiful bosom I never saw. "It must be a terrible temptation for Saint Anthony," I joked - just to put her at ease, you know. "Saint Anthony?" her husband said. "Who's Saint Anthony?" 1955, Joseph Heller, chapter 5, in Catch-22:
    • Covid-19 is still spreading rampantly and must be tackled aggressively if we want life to get back to normal soon, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN on Sunday. 2021 March 14, Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, “The US is now in a vulnerable spot with Covid-19. Don’t make the same mistakes Europe did, Fauci says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2021:
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    • The online fundraising site GiveSendGo continues to face criticism over a page that has raised more than $320,000 for Karmelo Anthony, the teen arrested for stabbing fellow 17-year-old student-athlete Austin Metcalf to death at a Texas track meet last week. 2025 April 10, Bobby Burack, “GiveSendGo's $300,000 Page For Karmelo Anthony Is Consistent With Company Policy”, in OutKick, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2026:
  3. A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
  4. A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
  5. A place in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Harper County, Kansas.
  6. A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  7. A place in the United States: ▸ A city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, bordering onto Anthony, Texas.
  8. A place in the United States: ▸ A town in El Paso County, Texas, bordering onto Anthony, New Mexico.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Antony alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

St. Anthony · St Anthony-in-Meneage · Saint Anthony · anthonyite · Susan B. Anthony

Relateds

Antonia (feminine names) · Antony · Antonio · Tonia · Toni · Ant · Tony (pet forms) · Anton · Antoinette · Antu · Tonya · Anto · Antoine

Translations (96)

et Tõnu (given name) · pms Antòni (given name) · nl Anton (given name) · ltg Antoneis (given name) · ga Antóin (given name) · fa آنتونی (given name) · sh Antun (given name) · mt Anton (given name) · ja アントワン (given name) · cmn 安東尼 /安东尼 (given name) · sc Antòni (given name) · vi An Tôn (given name) · gv Antoin (given name) · eu Antton (given name) · bg А́нтъни (given name) · ja アントニオ (given name) · et Anton (given name) · el Αντώνης (given name) · nap Antùone (given name) · ar أنطوني (given name) · et Tõnis (given name) · ru Э́нтони (given name) · fo Anton (given name) · fo Antinis (given name) · tr Antümi (given name) · ur اینتھونی (given name) · cy Anhun (given name) · gl Antón (given name) · bg Анто́н (given name) · ca Antoni (given name) · haw ʻAkoni (given name) · vi Antôniô (given name) · pa ਐਨਥਨੀ (given name) · pt Antão (given name) · la Antōnius (given name) · lmo Antóne (given name) · sh Anton (given name) · hu Antal (given name) · ru Анто́н (given name) · mi Anatoni (given name) · pnb اینتھنی (given name) · sv Anton (given name) · it Antonio (given name) · da Anton (given name) · yue 安東尼 /安东尼 (given name) · vi Antôn (given name) · bg Антоний (given name) · ja アントワーヌ (given name) · es Antonio (given name) · el Αντώνιος (given name) · fr Anthony (given name) · cs Antonín (given name) · sc Antoni (given name) · pt Antônio (given name) · pl Antoni (given name) · eo Antono (given name) · pt António (given name) · gsw Antööni (given name) · scn Antoni (given name) · co Antoniu (given name) · fr Antoine (given name) · ast Antón (given name) · sq Antóni (given name) · gv Anthoin (given name) · lt Antanas (given name) · lv Antons (given name) · ga Antaine (given name) · mt Antnin (given name) · sq Ndúe (given name) · sl Antón (given name) · no Anton (given name) · sq Ndúa (given name) · scn Ntoni (given name) · ko 앤서니 (given name) · br Anton (given name) · bar Anton (given name) · sh Ante (given name) · ro Antoniu (given name) · be Анто́н (given name) · sk Anton (given name) · ko 앤토니 (given name) · ka ანტონი (given name) · fi Anttoni (given name) · ja アンソニー (given name) · ext Antoñu (given name) · sq Ndúo (given name) · kl Antuut (given name) · oc Antòni (given name) · ar أَنْتُونِيّ (given name) · egl Antonì (given name) · hy Անտոնիոս (given name) · ltg Ontons (given name) · sq Andóni (given name) · de Anton (given name) · pl Antek (given name) · et Tõnn (given name)