Anthony Definition

ănthə-nē
noun
A masculine name: dim. Tony; var. Antony; equiv. L. Antonius, It. & Sp. Antonio, Fr. Antoine, Ger. & Russ. Anton; fem. Antonia.
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Synonyms:
  • Marcus Antonius
  • mark antony
  • antonius
  • Mark Anthony
  • antony
  • susan brownell anthony
  • Susan Anthony
  • Susan B. Anthony
pronoun
A male given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
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A patronymic surname​.

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A city in Kansas.

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A city in New Mexico.
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A town in Texas.

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Origin of Anthony

  • From Latin Antonius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological assoication with Greek ἄνθος (anthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of uncertain etymology, but is not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etruscan origin.

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  • The reference to "Antonius" - swineherd patron and to pigs is especially noteworthy in Anthony from the "Online Etymology Dictionary":

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