Antony

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Antony

/ˈæntəni/

Where it comes from

From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens, of uncertain etymology, but not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etruscan origin, possibly derived from Ani, the Etruscan god of the sky. Doublet of Antoine.

proper noun

A male given name from Latin, a mostly British spelling variant of Anthony. Demetrius. Is Caesar with Antonius priz'd so slight? Philo. Sir, sometimes, when he's not Antony, He comes too short of that great property Which still should go with Antony.
A civil parish in east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4054).
A village in the civil parish, east Cornwall, England.
A commune of Hauts-de-Seine department, France.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: marcus antonius, mark antony, antoine, antwan, anthony, anton, antonius, andong, antoni, opposite, reverse, contrary, converse, inverse, obverse, counter

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@misc{antony_2026,
  title = {Antony},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antony},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}