Anthony Meaning
What does Anthony mean?
The meaning of Anthony is "worthy of praise".
Anthony is generally used as a boy's name.
It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced An-tho-nee.
The Given Name Anthony
The name Anthony is derived from the old Roman family name Antonius which is probably of Etruscan origin. The name was origianlly spelled without an "h", Antony. The letter "h" was inserted in the seventeenth century, under the mistaken belief that the name derived from the Greek word anthos meaning "flower".
One of the most famous members of the family, Marcus Antonius or Mark Antony (83-30 BC), was a general who ruled the Roman Empire jointly with Octavian and Lepidus, in the Second Triumvirate.
Known for his tumultuous political and personal life, discord between Octavian and Antony, broke up the triumvirate and caused a civil war. As depicted in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, he and his lover Cleopatra committed suicide after his repeated military defeats against Octavian.
Anthony falls into the name categories classic, easy nickname.
Some famous bearers of this name include: Anthony Burgess, and Anthony Daniels.
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Anthony Popularity
In contrast, the year before it ranked 33 in baby name popularity for boys with 8,833 occurrences. It ranked 11,709 in baby name popularity for girls with 8 occurrences.
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Anthony Related Names
Variants of the name Anthony include Anterreon, Anthawn, Anthone, Anthoney, Anthonio, Anthonios, Anthonthy, Antoinette, Antton, Tonio, Tonis.
The names Anakoni, Ancjo, Andoni, Andonis, Antain, Antaine, Antal, Antalka, Antanas, Anthonie, Anthonique, Antia, Antione, Antionea, Antionette, Antionio, Antiono, Anto, Antoaneta, Antoine, Anton, Antone, Antonello, Antonetta, Antonette, Antoni, Antonia, Antoniana, Antoniata, Antonie, Antonieta, Antonietta, Antonija, Antonije, Antonin, Antonina, Antonino, Antoninus, Antonio, Antonios, Antoniqua, Antonique, Antonius, Antono, Antony, Antonya, Antranig, Antrinette, Antrunette, Antton, Antwanette are all forms of Anthony.
Famous Anthonys
- Anthony ~ Saint
- Anthony Burgess ~ Writer
- Anthony Daniels ~ Actor
- Anthony Davis ~ Basketball Player
- Anthony della Chiesa ~ Saint
- Anthony Eden ~ British Prime Minister (1955-1957)
- Anthony Edwards ~ Actor
- Anthony Goldstein ~ Harry Potter character
- Anthony Head ~ Actor
- Anthony Hopkins ~ Actor
- Anthony Howell ~ Actor
- Anthony Ishida ~ Saint
- Anthony James Leggett ~ Nobel Prize for Physics 2003
- Anthony Kauleas ~ Saint
- Anthony Kiedis ~ Rock Musician
- Anthony Kim Song U ~ Saint
- Anthony Kimura ~ Saint
- Anthony Kiun ~ Saint
- Anthony LaPaglia ~ Actor
- Anthony Mackie ~ Actor
- Anthony Manzi the Pilgrim ~ Saint
- Anthony Michael Hall ~ Actor
- Anthony Middleton ~ Saint
- Anthony Munoz ~ Football Player
- Anthony Nam Quynh ~ Saint
- Anthony Neyrot ~ Saint
- Anthony of Hungary ~ Saint
- Anthony of Kiev ~ Saint
- Anthony of Korea ~ Saint
- Anthony of Padua ~ Saint
- Anthony of Saint Francis ~ Saint
- Anthony of Saxony ~ Saint
- Anthony Peter Dich ~ Saint
- Anthony Quinn ~ Actor
- Anthony Sanga ~ Saint
- Anthony the Great ~ Saint
- Anthony Turner ~ Saint
- Anthony van Dyck ~ Artist
- Anthony Vom ~ Saint
Anthony Numerology
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