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Anton

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Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony.

proper noun Antons

  1. countable, uncountable A male given name from Latin. 'As far as I'm concerned, he's Benjamin Rigby,' said Kit, after the first time we met him. 'He seems like a decent baby and he deserves a decent name. Not that his father's got one, so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.' Kit thinks it's only acceptable to 'go around calling yourself Anton', as he p
  2. countable, uncountable A surname.
  3. countable, uncountable A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Анто́н (Antón).
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Washington County, Colorado.
  5. countable, uncountable A city in Hockley County, Texas.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in the town of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin.
  7. countable, uncountable A river in Hampshire, England, a tributary of the River Test.
  8. countable, uncountable A village and municipality in Sofia province, Bulgaria.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: antoine, antony, anthony, hermann, lamprecht, dvorak, bruckner, tay, andong, ulrich, antonio, antonius, antonin, antone, antwan, antwone

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Anton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anton

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"Anton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anton.

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@misc{anton_2026,
  title = {Anton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}