Anfernee is a modern given name. A
phonetic
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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
United States
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from 1993 to 1999.
Notable people with the given name include:
Given name
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Anfernee Dijksteel (born 1996), Dutch footballer
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Anfernee Frederick (born 1996), Dominican footballer
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Anfernee Grier (born 1995), American baseball player
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Anfernee Jennings (born 1997), American gridiron football player
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Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway (born 1971), American basketball player and coach
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Anfernee Orji (born 2000), American football player
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Anfernee Seymour (born 1995), Bahamian baseball player
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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 (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
See also
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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 ...
, a name pronounced somewhat similarly
Notes
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