Meaning and origin of Anthony

The boy's name Anthony \a-ntho-ny, an-thony\ is pronounced AN-tha-nee. It is of Latin origin. English form of the old Roman family name Antonius, probably of Etruscan origin. Mark Anthony (82-30 BC), Roman triumvir and general, sat on the throne and had a tempestuous political career with Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. Saint Anthony (third century) was an Egyptian hermit monk who founded the first Christian monastic order and is traditionally renowned for his resistance to the devil. According to legend, he lived alone in the wilderness for over 80 of his hundred-some years. In England, the name is usually spelled and pronounced without the "h". The German and Russian version is Anton; Antoine is French. Actors Anthony Quinn, Anthony Hopkins, Anthony Perkins, Tony Curtis, Anthony Banderas; photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon; composer Anton Bruckner; playwright Anton Chekhov; basketball player Anthony Mason; singer Marc Anthony.

Anthony has 32 variant forms: Andy, Antal, Anthone, Anthoney, Anntoin, Antin, Antoine, Anton, Antone, Antonello, Antoney, Antoni, Antonije, Antonin, Antoine, Antonino, Antonio, Antonius, Antons, Antony, Antun, Antuwan, Antwahn, Antwohn, Antwon, Antwuan, Teunis, Thonus, Toney, Toni, Tony and Twan.

For more information, see also related names Anfernee and Danton.

Baby names that sound like Anthony are Antwone, Antwoine, Antwoin, Antwan, Antuwon, Antuan, Andon and Antino.

Anthony is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Anthony

Origin: Basque

Meaning: He adds or priceless.


Origin: English

Meaning: Highly praiseworthy. From a Roman clan name. In the 17th century, the spelling Anthony was associated with the Greek anthos meaning flower.


Origin: Greek

Meaning: Priceless.


Origin: Latin

Meaning: Highly praiseworthy. Famous bearer: Mark Antony, Roman triumvir and general who shared a throne with Queen Cleopatra of Egypt.


Origin: Shakespearean

Meaning: 'King Henry the Eighth' Sir Anthony Denny.
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Origin and meaning of Anthony

Anthony
Latin
Male
Greek priceless, flourishing, flower
Meaning&Origin
Anthony is a Latin boys name.
The meaning of the name is `Greek priceless, flourishing, flower `
Where is it used?
The name Anthony is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Antono (In Esperanto)
Antony (In English)
Antun (In Croatian)
Anto (In Croatian)
Antonius (In Ancient Roman
If it's too long people might use:
In English: Tony
For opposite sex use:
In Czech: Antonie (F)
See also
In Spanish, Italian and in Portuguese: Antonio
In Polish and in Catalan: Antoni
In Lithuanian: Antanas
In Italian: Antonella
In Italian: Antonello
In Hungarian: Antal
In Hungarian: Toni (M)
In German, Russian and in Bulgarian: Anton
In French: Antoine
In Finnish: Antero
In Esperanto: Anchjo (M)
In English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch and in Ancient Roman: Antonia
Statistics
The name Anthony was given to 19990 babies in the USA in 2004. Anthony was the number 12 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 19280 babies making it the number 11 name that year.
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