Anthony

Anthony \an-(t)ho-ny, ant-h-ony\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Anthony used as a girl name name variations, but the use for boys is considerably more common. Its pronunciation is AENTahN-iy- or AEN-THahN-iy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Anthony: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)"

What is the origin of Anthony?

Anthony is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Latin origins. The name is of the meaning priceless, inestimable. The first name is from the Roman family name Antonius (Latin), of which the most famous member is Mark Antony, the follower of Julius Caesar; his name in Latin is Marcus Antonius. His story is well-known from the Shakespeare tragedy Antony and Cleopatra (1623). The Roman family name is of obscure and probably Etruscan origin, although there were erroneous attempts to associate it with the Greek element 'anthos' meaning 'flower'. These attempts led to the '-th-' spelling of the name, especially after the Reformation. Others suggest the meaning 'priceless' or 'inestimable'. The name was borne by various early saints, notably Saint Anthony the Great (251-356), who founded Christian monasticism; and Saint Anthony of Lisbon and Padua (1195-1231), one of the most well-loved saints of the Roman Catholic Church. The name has been generally used in English speaking countries since the 12th century. In literature, the name is known from Sir Anthony Absolute in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy The Rivals (1775), and the short form from Tony Lumpkin in Oliver Goldsmith's comedy She Stoops to Conquer (1773). The name Antonia meaning of name (Dutch, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish) is the female equivalent of Anthony. The name Anthony is widely used; it has 87 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English consist of name Anfernee, Anothony name popularity, Anth name, name Anthany, Anthian name variations, Anthny meaning of name, name Anthone meaning, meaning of Anthoni, name Anthonie meaning, baby name Anthonio, what does the name Anthoy mean, Antoney name variations, short names for Antonia, Antwan meaning (also used in Arabic), name Antwon, baby name Atonio, and Toni name variations (also used in Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Slavic, and Spanish). Other English forms consist of the short form Tony meaning (also used in Greek, and Latin), the pet forms name Andy meaning, nicknames for Tone, and Toney meaning, and the variant spellings Anthoney meaning and Antony name. Foreign variants of Anthony consist of what does the name Akoni mean (Hawaiian), nicknames for Anakoni (Hawaiian), name Anders meaning (Scandinavian), Andoni name (Basque), nicknames for Andonios (Greek), Andonis meaning (Greek), Anntoin meaning (Irish), Antain meaning of name (Irish), nicknames for Antaine (Irish), Antal meaning and origin (Hungarian), name Antanas (Lithuanian), nicknames for Antavas (Lithuanian), name Ante (Slavic), Antek meaning of name (Czech and Polish), name Anti meaning (Hungarian), meaning of Antin (Russian), baby name Antinko (Russian), Antione meaning (French), Antjuan name popularity (Spanish), short names for Anto (Slavic), name Antoin origin (Irish), Antoine meaning and origin (French and Irish), short names for Anton (Czech, German, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Ukrainian), Antone pronounciation (Slavic), name Antoni (Catalan and Polish), name Antonie meaning (Dutch), name Antonije (Slavic), nicknames for Antonin (Czech, French, and Polish), name Antonino origin (Italian), nicknames for Antonio (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), meaning of Antonios (Greek and Italian), meaning of Antonius (Dutch and Italian), Antono meaning (Esperanto), Antons meaning and origin (Latvian), Antos definition (Polish), Antón pronounciation (Galician), António name variations (Portuguese), Antton name popularity (Basque), Antun name variations (Slavic), Tavas name (Lithuanian), short names for Tolek (Polish), Tonda name variations (Czech), Tonek name (Polish), short names for Tonik (Czech), name Tonio (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Tonis meaning and origin (Greek), Toño meaning of name (Spanish), Tosya definition (Russian), Tõnis name variations (Estonian), short names for Tönjes (Frisian and German), nicknames for Tusya (Russian), Twan meaning of name (Dutch), and Txanton definition (Basque). Specific foreign variants consist of the short forms short names for Teun (Dutch), Teunis name variations (Dutch), Theunis definition (Dutch), meaning of Ton (Dutch), and Tönnies name variations (Frisian and German), and the pet forms Anchjo definition (Esperanto), Antonello name (Italian), Theun name variations (Dutch), name Thonus meaning (Dutch), Tonete definition (Spanish), and meaning of Tóni (Hungarian). See also the related forms, baby name Deanthony, Marcanthony meaning and origin, and short names for Mark Anthony. Anthony is a very popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1900s up to the 1980s; before that, it was of occasional use only. At the peak of its usage in 1987, 1.187% of baby boys were given the name Anthony. Its ranking then was #17. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.755% and its ranking #10, was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Anthony was more commonly used than the next most popular name, name Antonio meaning, by 4 times. In the past century Anthony has predominantly been a baby boy name. In 1988, baby boys named Anthony outnumbered girls by 127 times.

The following famous people share the name Anthony:

• Actor Anthony Daniels, born 21 February 1946, Salisbury, England
• Actor Anthony Denison, born 1950, New York, New York
• Actor Anthony Hopkins, born 31 December 1937, Port Talbot, Wales
• Actor Anthony Quinn, born 21 April 1915 - 3 June 2001, Chihuahua, Mexico
• Actor Anthony Perkins, born 4 April 1932 - 12 September 1992, New York City, New York
• Author Anthony Burgess, born John Burgess Wilson, 25 February 1917 - 22 November 1993, Harpurhey, Manchester, England
• Aviator Anthony Fokker, born 6 April 1890 - 23 December 1939
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• Foyt, born Anthony Joseph Foyt, 16 January 1935, Houston, Texas
• Musician Lonnie Donegan, born Anthony James Donegan, 29 April 1931 - 3 November 2002, Glasgow, Scotland
• Politician Tony Blair, born Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, 6 May 1953, Edinburgh, Scotland.

List of baby names Anthony:

short names for Anthany, Anthonie name popularity, Antony meaning of name (English), Amidan name (Hebrew), name Amitan origin (East Indian), nicknames for Andeano, Andeeno name popularity, name Andeino meaning, Andino meaning and origin (Italian), short names for Andoni (Basque), Andyno meaning, name Anthian, Anthoney name (English), Anthoni pronounciation, Antimo meaning of name, short names for Antione (French and English), name Antone origin (Slavic), name Antoney, nicknames for Antoni (Catalan and Polish), and Antonie name (Dutch).

The baby name Anthony fun facts:

The name Anthony in reverse order is "Ynohtna".

The numerological value of the name Anthony is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Anthony?

Anthony is in the top names in USA.