Anfernee is a modern given name. A

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variant of

Anthony Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the '' Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descenda ...

, it was popularized by

Penny Hardaway Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway (born July 18, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Memphis Tigers men's team in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Hardaway played colle ...

. It was among the top 2000 most popular baby names in the

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from 1993 to 1999. Notable people with the given name include:

Given name

Anfernee Dijksteel Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (born 27 October 1996) is a professional footballer who last played as a right-back or centre-back for club Middlesbrough. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team. Club career Born in Amsterdam ...

(born 1996), Dutch footballer *

Anfernee Frederick Anfernee Frederick (born 23 January 1996) is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bath Estate and the Dominica national team. Club career Frederick got his career underway with Bath Estate of the Dominica Premi ...

(born 1996), Dominican footballer *

Anfernee Grier Anfernee Antron Grier (born October 13, 1995) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Grier played college baseball for the Auburn Tigers. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks 39th overall in the 2016 MLB draft. Despite his d ...

(born 1995), American baseball player *

Anfernee Jennings Anfernee Jennings (born May 1, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected in the third round o ...

(born 1997), American gridiron football player *

Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway (born July 18, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Memphis Tigers men's team in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Hardaway played colle ...

(born 1971), American basketball player and coach *

Anfernee Orji Anfernee Chikezie Orji (born October 6, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Early life Orji grew up in R ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Anfernee Seymour Anfernee J'Nero Seymour (born June 24, 1995) is a Bahamian former professional baseball outfielder. Seymour was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. Seymour has also represented Great Britain internationally. Care ...

(born 1995), Bahamian baseball player *

Anfernee Simons Anfernee Tyrik Simons ( ; born June 8, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played prep basketball for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He became th ...

(born 1999), American basketball player

Middle name

*Raheem Nathaniel Anfernee Edwards, full name of

Raheem Edwards Raheem Nathaniel Anfernee Edwards (born July 17, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left winger or wing-back for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. Club career Early career Born in Toronto, Edwards began his ...

(born 1995), Canadian soccer player *Dennis Anfernee Santana Sánchez, full name of

Dennis Santana Dennis Anfernee Santana Sánchez (born April 12, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers (baseball), ...

(born 1996), Dominican baseball player

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