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Anthony (surname)
Anthony is an English language, English surname. It derived from the Antonius root name. Notable people with the surname include: * Allen C. Anthony (1906/1907 - May 10, 1962) American actor and announcer * Anthony Anthony, creator of the 16th century naval record called the Anthony Roll * Andre Anthony (born 1996), American football player * Barbara Cox Anthony (1922–2007), American businesswoman * Byron Anthony (born 1984), Welsh footballer * Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), American basketball player * Death of Caylee Anthony, Casey Anthony (born 1986), Florida woman accused of murdering her young child (trial: 2011) * Charles Anthony (other) * Cole Anthony (born 2000), American basketball player * Daniel Anthony (other) * David Anthony (other) * Doug Anthony (1929–2020), Australian politician * Earl Anthony (1938–2001), American professional bowler * Earle C. Anthony (1880–1961), American businessman * Evelyn Anthony (1926–2018), British writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
