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FieldValue
nameAnthony
imageMarcus Antonius marble bust in the Vatican Museums.jpg
captionMark Antony
pronunciation,
languageEnglish
languageoriginLatin, possibly from Etruscan
originAntonius
petnameAnt, Anton, Antonino, Nino, Toni, Tony, Tone, Toño
genderMale
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| name = Anthony | image = Marcus Antonius marble bust in the Vatican Museums.jpg | image_size = | caption = Mark Antony | pronunciation = , | nameday = | language = English | languageorigin = Latin, possibly from Etruscan | origin = Antonius | derivation = | variant =

Equivalents include Antonio in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; Αντώνιος in Greek; António or Antônio in Portuguese; Antoni in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; Anton in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; Antoine in French; Antal in Hungarian; and Antun or Ante in Croatian. The usual abbreviated form is Tony or Toni (sometimes Tone, Ant, Anth or Anton). Its use as a Christian name was due to the veneration of Saint Anthony the Great, the founder of Christian monasticism, particularly in Egypt. Also significant, in Roman Catholicism, has been the later cult of Saint Anthony of Padua.

In the United States, it was the 43rd most popular male name in 2021, according to the Social Security Administration. Nino or Toni, shortened from Antonino, is used for those of Italian descent. Its popularity in the United Kingdom peaked during the 1940s; in 1944 it was the sixth most popular male name and was still as high as 14th in 1964.

Spelling and pronunciation

The name was historically spelled Antony, as in William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra. During the late 15th till 17th century, the letter "h" became more frequent in the spelling of the name on the notion that it originally derived from the Greek word ἄνθος (anthos), meaning "flower". In Britain, the historical pronunciation predominates for both spellings, while in the United States the spelling pronunciation is more common when the "Anthony" spelling is used.{{cite book |title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary |first=John C. |last= Wells |publisher=Longman |location=Harlow, England |year=1990 |isbn=0-582-05383-8 |page=30

Translations and variants

  • Albanian: Andon (standard Albanian and Tosk Albanian dialect), Ndue (Gheg Albanian dialect), Anton
  • Arabic: أنتوني، انطوان، انطون، طانيوس، طنّوس، (Tannus, Tanyus, Aintun, Aintiwan, 'Antuni)
  • Basque: Andoni, Antton
  • Belarusian: Антон (Anton), Антось (Antos), Энтані (Entani)
  • Bengali: এন্থনি (Ēnthoni), আন্তোনিও (Āntōni'ō)
  • Bulgarian: Anton, Antoan, Andon, Doncho, Toni
  • Catalan: Antoni, Toni
  • Chinese: 安东尼 (simplified), 安東尼 (traditional) (Mandarin: Āndōngní, Cantonese: Ōndūngnèih)
  • Croatian: Anton, Antonio, Antonijo, Antun, Ante, Anto, Tonči, Tonći, Toni
  • Czech: Anton, Antonín, Tonik, Tonda
  • Dalmatian: Tuone
  • Danish: Anton, Anthon
  • Dutch: Anton, Antoon, Antonie, Antonius, Teun, Teunis, Theun, Theunis, Ton, Toon
  • English: Anthony, Antonio, Tony
  • Esperanto: Antono, Anĉjo
  • Estonian: Anton, Tõnis, Tõnu, Tõnn
  • Filipino: Antonio, Antón, Onyo, Onying, Ton, Tonton, Tonio, Tonyo, Tunyíng
  • Finnish: Anton, Anttoni, Antton, Antto, Toni
  • French: Antoine, Antonin, Anthony
  • Galician: Antón
  • German: Anton, Toni, Antonius, Tünn
  • Greek: Αντώνιος (Antó̱nios), Αντώνης (Antonis), Andonios, Andonis
  • Gujarati: એન્થની (Ēnthanī)
  • Hawaiian: Anakoni, Akoni
  • Hebrew: אנטוני (ʾAnṭônî), טוני (Ṭônî)
  • Hindi: एंथनी (Ēnthanī)
  • Hungarian: Antal, Tóni
  • Indonesian: Anthony, Antoninus, Toni, Antonio, Nino, Anton
  • Irish: Antaine, Antoine, Antóin
  • Italian: Antonio, Antonino, Antonello, Nino, Toni, Tonino, Tonio, Totò
  • Japanese: アンソニー (Ansonī), アントン (Anton), アントニオ (Antonio)
  • Kannada: ಆಂಟನಿ (Āṇṭani)
  • Korean: 앤토니 (Aentoni)
  • Latin: Antonius, Antoninus
  • Latvian: Antonijs, Antons
  • Lithuanian: Antanas
  • Luxembourgish: Tun
  • Macedonian: Anton, Antonij, Andon, Doncho
  • Marathi: अंन्थोनी (Annthōnī)
  • Malayalam: ആൻ്റണി (Antoni), അന്തോണി (Anthōṇī)
  • Malta: Toni, Toninu, Ninu (Anthony)
  • Mongolian: Антони (Antoni)
  • Nepali: एन्थोनी (Ēnthōnī)
  • Norwegian: Anton, Tønnes
  • Persian: آنتونی (Antoni)
  • Polish: Anton, Antoni, Antek, Antoś, Antonin, Tolek, Tonek
  • Portuguese: António (fem. Antónia), Antônio (fem. Antônia), and Antão, with diminutives Tó, Toino, Toni and Toninho.
  • Romanian: Anton, Antonie
  • Russian: Антон (Anton)
  • Sami: Ante
  • Serbian: Антоније (Antonije), Анто (Anto)
  • Sheng: Anto, Toni
  • Slovak: Anton, Tóno, Tónko (diminutive)
  • Slovene: Anton, Tone
  • Spanish: Antonio, Antón, Toni, Toño (diminutive)
  • Swahili: Antoni, Antonio, Toni
  • Swedish: Anton, Ante
  • Sylheti: আন্তনি (Antoni)
  • Tamil: அந்தோணி (Antōṇi)
  • Telugu: ఆంథోనీ (Ānthōnī)
  • Thai: แอนโทนี่ (Xæ n tho nī̀)
  • Turkish: Antuvan
  • Ukrainian: Антон (Anton), Антін (Antin), Антоній (Antonij)
  • Urdu: انتھونی (Anthōnī)

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References

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  2. "Antony".
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  5. "Popular Baby Names". Ssa.gov.
  6. "Anthony - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Anthony". BabyNames.co.uk.
  7. Withycombe, E. G. (1950) ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names''; 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp. 26-27
  8. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Anthony". Behindthename.com.
  9. "Anthony".

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