Anthony Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Anthony :

Used in country/religion :

African , American , Australian , British , Chinese , Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Greek , Irish , Italian , Jamaican , Latin , Swiss

Pronounciation
of Name Anthony :

/AN-thə-nee/

Etymology
of Name Anthony :

History
of Name Anthony :

Popular In :

Ireland, the United States, Italy, Australia, Canada, France

Information about the
Name of Anthony :

It's a common mistake to say that the name Anthony means "flower". There are those who link the name to the Greek word "anthos", but is unable to prove it. However, it is because of this error that the name is now spelled with a -th.

Famous People with
Name Anthony :

Anthony Anderson is a comedian, writer, game show host, and chef. He can be seen in sitcoms All About the Andersons and The Bernie Mac Show. He also starred in shows Blackish, Law and Order, and The Departed. Anthony Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca is a Mexican-American painter, writer, and actor-- an artist by heart. He starred in movies Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia, and The Guns of Navarone. Anthony Michael Hall is a producer, actor, and director. He's commonly casted in teen-oriented movies in the 1980s including Weird Science, Sixteen Candles, and the famous film The Breakfast Club.

Variant Names of Anthony:

Andy, Antal, Anthone, Anthoney, Anntoin, Antin, Antoine, Anton, Antone, Antonello, Antoney, Antal,  Anthone,  Anthoney,  Anntoin,  Antoine,  Antone.

Antonis (Greek). Tone (Slovene), Anton (Romanian), Anton (Swedish), Antwan (African American), Antoni (Catalan), Doncho (Bulgarian), Ancjo (Esperanto)

Rhyming Names of Anthony: 

Names Similar to Anthony :

Anthea, Anthia, Anthone, Anthone, Anthanasia, Anthe, Anthear, Antheea, Anthelia, Anthena

Popularity Rank :

Anthony name was top ranked at 44 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 25 position in American during year 2015

Name Anthony has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 21 position. 1413852 numbers of people were named Anthony so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The masculine name Anthony is from the English version of the Roman family name Antonius that has an unknown Etruscan origin. However, the name has been incorrectly associated with the Greek word anthos which means "flower". This is the reason that the h was added to the spelling of Anthony in the 17th century.

General Marcus Antonius, or Mark Antony, was part of the Roman family and is the most notable person with the name. After that, the name became common in the Christian world after the fame of Saint Anthony the Great, who was an Egyptian hermit from the 4th-century.

Anthony Numerology :

Personality No. 9. People with name Anthony desire love & independence. They love arts & music. They are generous, kindhearted, humane & philanthropic. Person with Anthony having 9 as Personality number love traveling & teaching but hate restraint. They are bold, functional, broadminded & spiritual. They have will power & are determined , but are impulsive, contentious, ill-tempered, rebellious & impatient too. More Numerology