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Anthony

/ˈænθəni/
/ˈæntəni/

Where it comes from

From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of uncertain etymology, but is not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etruscan origin, possibly derived from Ani, the Etruscan god of the sky. Doublet of Antoine.

proper noun Antony

A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages. "...Think you've got the best name I've heard," she was saying. - - "Anthony Patch. Only you ought to look sort of like a horse, with a long narrow face - and you ought to be in tatters." "That's the Patch part though. How should Anthony look?" "You look like Anthony," she assured him seriously - he
A surname originating as a patronymic. The online fundraising site GiveSendGo continues to face criticism over a page that has raised more than $320,000 for Karmelo Anthony, the teen arrested for stabbing fellow 17-year-old student-athlete Austin Metcalf to death at a Texas track meet last week.
An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
A city, the county seat of Harper County, Kansas.
An unincorporated community in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
A city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, bordering onto Anthony, Texas.
A town in El Paso County, Texas, bordering onto Anthony, New Mexico.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: antwan, antony, tony, antoine, antonio, anton, arthur, antonius, anatoli, anatoly, ouch, wei, yuk, wook, caballero, andong

Translations

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name given name

Español	Antonio
한국어	앤토니 aentoni, 앤서니 aenseoni
日本語	アンソニー Ansonī, アントワン Antowan, アントワーヌ Antowānu, アントニオ
中文	安東尼 /安东尼 Āndōngní
Português	Antão
Français	Antoine, Anthony
Deutsch	Anton
Italiano	Antonio
Ελληνικά	Αντώνιος Antónios, Αντώνης Antónis
Română	Antoniu
Русский	Анто́н Antón, Э́нтони Éntoni
Tiếng Việt	Antôn, An Tôn, Antôniô
العربية	أَنْتُونِيّ ʔantūniyy, أنطوني ʔanṭūniyy

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BibTeX

@misc{anthony_2026,
  title = {Anthony},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anthony},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}