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Anthony or 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 descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English language, English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland.

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

In the United States, it is the 43rd most popular male name as of 2021, according to the Social Security Administration. When the background is Italian, ''Nino'' or ''Toni'', shortened from ''Antonino'', are used. 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 used in William Shakespeare's play ''Antony and Cleopatra''. In the 17th century, the letter "h" was inserted into the spelling on the belief that the name derived from the Greek language, 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. entry "Anthony"

Translations and variants

* Albanian: Andon (standard Albanian and Tosk Albanian dialect), Ndue (Gheg Albanian dialect), Anton
* Arabic: أنتوني، انطوان، انطون، طانيوس، طنّوس، مطانيوس
* Basque: Andoni, Antton
* Belarusian: Антось (Antos), Энтані (Entani)
* Bengali: এন্থনি (Ēnthoni), আন্তোনিও (Āntōni'ō)
* Bulgarian: Anton, Antoan, Andon, Doncho
* Catalan: Antoni, Toni
* Chinese: 安东尼 (simplified), 安東尼 (traditional) (Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin: ''Āndōngní'', Cantonese Chinese, Cantonese: ''Ōndūngnèih'')
* Croatian: Anton, Antonijo, Antonio, 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
* 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
* Galician: Antón
* German: Anton, Toni, Antonius, Tünn
* Greek: Αντώνιος (Antó̱nios), Αντώνης (Antonis), Andonios, Andonis
* Gujarati: એન્થની (Ēnthanī)
* Hawaiian: Anakoni, Akoni
* Hebrew: אנטוני המלך, טוני
* Hindi: एंथनी (Ēnthanī)
* Hungarian: Antal, Tóni
* Irish: Antaine, Antoine, Antóin
* Italian: Antonio, Antonino, Antonello, Nino, Tonino, Tonio, Totò
* Japanese: アンソニー (Ansonī)
* Kannada: ಆಂಟನಿ (Āṇṭani)
* Korean: 앤토니 (Anthony)
* Latin: Antonius, Antoninus
* Latvian: Antonijs, Antons
* Lithuanian: Antanas
* Luxembourgish: Tun
* Macedonian: Anton, Antonij, Andon, Doncho
* Marathi: अंन्थोनी (Annthōnī)
* Malayalam: ആൻ്റണി (Antoni), അന്തോണി (Anthōṇī)
* Mongolian: Антони (Antoni)
* Nepali: एन्थोनी (Ēnthōnī)
* Norwegian: Anton
* Persian: آنتونی
* 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
* Russian: Антон (Anton)
* Sami: Ante
* Serbian: Антоније (Antonije), Анто (Anto)
* Sheng: Anto, Toni
* Slovak: Anton, Tóno, Tónko (diminutive)
* Slovene: Anton, Tone
* Spanish: Antonio, Antón, Toño (diminutive)
* Swahili: Antoni, Antonio, Toni
* Swedish: Anton, Ante
* Sylheti: আন্তনি (Antoni)
* Tamil: அந்தோணி (Antōṇi)
* Telugu: ఆంథోనీ (Ānthōnī)
* Thai: แอนโทนี่ (Xæ n tho nī̀)
* Ukrainian: Антон (Anton), Антін (Antin), Антоній (Antonij)
* Urdu: انتھونی

See also

* Andoni (given name)
* Anthon (given name)
* Anthoney
* Anthoni, name
* Anton (given name)
* Antoni
* Antonis
* Antonio
* Antonius
* Antony (name), Antony
* Antonia (name)
* Antoine
* Anfernee
*Thony (name)
* Tony (given name)

References

External links

BehindTheName.com entry
(also contains a list of versions of Anthony in other languages)

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Masculine given names
English masculine given names