Anthony
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Etymology
From Latinski Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Antički Grčki 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. Dubleti of Antoine.
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) MFA(ključ): /ˈæn.tə.ni/, /ˈæn.θə.ni/
- (UK) MFA(ključ): /ˈæn.tə.ni/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (US) MFA(ključ): /ˈæn.θə.ni/
Proper noun
Anthony
- A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
- Šablon:RQ:Fitzgerald Beautiful and Damned
- 1952 Thomas Pyles, Words and Ways of American English, Random House, page 245:
- It is doubtless true that American English lacks a tradition for the pronunciation of Anthony, a name which was not often bestowed upon American males until the comparatively recent craze for supposedly swank "British" Christian names, like Stephen, Peter, Michael, etc., in this country.
- 1955 Joseph Heller, Catch-22, Chapter Five:
- She was built like a dream and wore a chain around her neck with a medal of Saint Anthony hanging down inside the most beautiful bosom I never saw. "It must be a terrible temptation for Saint Anthony," I joked - just to put her at ease, you know. "Saint Anthony?" her husband said. "Who's Saint Anthony?"
- A patronymic prezime.
- A city, the county seat of Harper County, Kansas, United States.
- A city in New Mexico
- A town in Texas
Related terms
- (pet forms) Tony, Ant
- (variants) Antony, Antonio, Antoine, Anton
- (feminine names) Antonia, Antoinette, Toni, Tonia, Tonya
Translations
given name
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