Ante is masculine given name found mainly in
Croatia
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and in the
Nordic countries
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or among people with Croatia and Nordic ancestry elsewhere.
Ante () is a common
Croatian name, among the top 100 names in Croatia, with over 30,000 bearers. In
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
, the name Ante was among the top ten most common masculine given names in the decades up to 1959.
It is cognate to the name
Antun, in turn derived from the Roman gentile name
Antonius. It started to spread through the veneration of
Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great (; ; ; ; – 17 January 356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony, such as , by various epithets: , , , , , and . For his importance among t ...
and esp. of
Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua, Order of Friars Minor, OFM, (; ; ) or Anthony of Lisbon (; ; ; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor.
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. Other cognates include
Anton,
Antonije,
Anto,
Toni
Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name used in several European countries as well as among individuals with ancestry from these countries outside Europe.
In Spanish language, Spanish, Italian language, Italian, Croatian language, Croatian an ...
,
Tonko,
Tonči Tonči is a Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene masculine given name used as a diminutive form of Anton (given name), Anton, Antonij and Antonijo in Croatia and Slovenia. It is sometimes spelled Tonci in Croatia where it is som ...
,
Antonija, etc.
Ante is also a
Swedish male first name, unrelated to the names that derive from Antonius, and instead is a diminutive form of
Anders
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering, Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres (name), Andres via metathesis (linguistics), metathesis.
In Sweden, A ...
and
Andreas
Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runeston ...
.
Antė is the Lithuanian form of the name, a diminutive of
Antanas, and to a lesser extent
Anton,
Antonio and
Antonijo.
Croatian etymology
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Ante Bukvić (born 1987), Croatian-Luxembourgish footballer
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Ante Covic (born 1975), Australian footballer of Croatian heritage
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Ante Čović (Croatian footballer) (born 1975), Croatian-German football manager
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Ante Delaš (born 1988), Croatian basketball player
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Ante Đugum (born 1988), Croatian basketball player
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Ante Erceg (born 1989), Croatian footballer
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Ante Gotovina (born 1955), Croatian general
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Ante Jazić (born 1976), Canadian soccer player
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Ante Jelavić (born 1963), Bosnian-Croat politician
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Ante Juric (born 1973), Australian football
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Ante Kosovich (1879–1958), Croatian-New Zealand writer
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Ante Kovacevic (born 1974), Australian footballer
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Ante Kovačić (1854–1889), Croatian writer
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Ante Marković (1924–2011), Yugoslav-Croatian politician
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Ante Milanovic-Litre (born 1994), Canadian football player
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Ante Milicic (born 1974), Australian footballer
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Ante Miročević (born 1952), Montenegrin footballer
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Ante Mladinić (1929–2002), Croatian football manager
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Ante Moric (born 1974), Australian footballer
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Ante Mrduljaš (1910–1997), Yugoslav-Croatian politician
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Ante Pavelić (1869–1938), Croatian politician
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Ante Pavelić (1889–1959), Croatian politician and fascist leader
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Ante Peterlić (1936–2007), Croatian screenwriter and film director
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Ante Radonić (born 1951), Croatian astronomer
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Ante Razov (born 1974), American footballer
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Ante Rebić (born 1993), Croatian footballer
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Ante Roguljić (born 1996), Croatian footballer
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Ante Roje (1905–1980), Croatian swimmer
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Ante Šimundža (born 1971), Slovenian footballer
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Ante Tomić (basketball) (born 1987), Croatian basketball player
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Ante Tomić (writer) (born 1970), Croatian writer
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Ante Trstenjak (1894–1970), Slovenian, psychologist, painter and illustrator
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Ante Starčević
Ante Starčević ( ; 23 May 1823 – 28 February 1896) was a Croatian politician and writer. His policies centered around Croatian state law, the integrity of Croatian lands, and the right of Croats, his people to self-determination. As an import ...
(1823–1896), Croatian politician and writer
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Ante Šupuk (1838–1904), Croatian politician and inventor
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Ante Žanetić
Ante Žanetić (18 November 1936 – 18 December 2014) was a Croatian professional football (soccer), footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
During his club career he played for NK Hajduk Split, Club Brugge K.V. and R.W.D. Molenb ...
(1936–2014), Croatian footballer
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Ante Žižić (born 1997), Croatian basketball player
Nordic people named Ante
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Ante Aikio (born 1977), Finnish-Sami linguist
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Ante Björkebaum (born 1988), Swedish footballer
Other people
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Ante Zelck (born Andreas Zelck, 1963), German entrepreneur and hostel pioneer
See also
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Ant (name)
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Antes (name) Antes is a Germanic languages, Germanic surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
Surname
* Henry Antes (1701-1755), Bavarian religious/political leader
* Hilda Antes (1929 – 2016), German sprinter
* Horst Antes (born 1936), G ...
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Anth (name)
References
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Croatian masculine given names
Swedish masculine given names
Masculine given names