Anthony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
  5. An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
  6. A city, the county seat of Harper County, Kansas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  8. A city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, bordering onto Anthony, Texas.
  9. A town in El Paso County, Texas, bordering onto Anthony, New Mexico.

Pronunciation

/ˈæntəni/ /ˈænθəni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Anthony.wav

Word forms

Anthony Antony

Etymology

From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek 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. Doublet of Antoine.

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