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Anthony Name Meaning

Anthony meaning

Name :

Anthony spker

Gender :
Masculine
Meaning of Anthony :

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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)

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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

More About Name : Anthony

  • Anthony is from Latin origin, Clan name of the Romans, possibly meaning ‘beyond price, invaluable, praiseworthy, flourishing’.

    Mark Anthony , the general who ruled the Roman Empire jointly with Augustus for a short time. When their relationship turned sour, he and his mistress Cleopatra were attacked and forced to commit sucide. Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’ is based on them.

    According to legend, the 3rd century hermit Saint Anthony lived alone in the wilderness for over 80 of his hundred-some years.

    In Christianity, Saint Anthony the Great is the founder of Christian monasticism, and is invoked against skin complaints.

    Anthony Mason-basketbal player; Marc Anthony- singer; Anthony Hopkins-actor; Anthony LaPaglia, Anthoney Michael Hall-actor; Photographer-Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon; Composer-Anton Bruckner, Playwright-Anton Chekov; Anthony Braxton is an American composer, saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, pianist, and philosopher.

  • From Greek origin its meaning is ‘flourishing or highly praiseworthy’ from a Roman Clan name in the 17th century, the spelling Anthony was associated with the Greek anthos meaning flower.

    Anthony also a name in Basque, its meaning is ‘he adds or priceless’.

  • Anthony is from the Roman family name Antonius. Commonly shortened to Tony in the English speaking world, Anthony is one of the most common male names in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, and Australia. Saint Anthony the Great was the father of Christian

  • Name is derived from the Latin Antonius, which means “Priceless” and “of inestimable worth” .

Name Analysis of Anthony

Character Analysis of Anthony : Persons with the name Anthony are trailblazers, torch-bearers, researchers, teachers and they are who show others the way. They are leaders, motivators and idealistic visionaries who are aware of their own innate powers.

Love Life of Anthony : Generally person do not like a lot of courting and flirting but to go hard.

Name Letter Analysis of Anthony

A : Persons are their own person: ambitious and freethinking

N : Persons are a "think outside the box" kind of person -- creative and original

T : Persons like life in the fast lane

H : Persons are a visionary, but they also tend to make a lot of money and lose it fast

O : Persons know where the moral high ground is, and always try to take it

N : Persons are a "think outside the box" kind of person -- creative and original

Y : Persons are freedom-loving and like to break rules and push the envelope

Astrological (Vedic) Aspect of Name Anthony

Acoording to vedic astrology , Rashi for the name Anthony is Mesh and Moon sign associated with the name Anthony is Aries.

The name Anthony has Fire element. Mars is the Ruling Planet for the name Anthony . The name Anthony having moon sign as Aries is represented by The Ram and considered as Cardinal .

Normally, people with the name Anthony are energetic, courageous and determined.

Other name options, having Aries moon sign are name starting with : Chu, Cho, La, Che,Lee, Lu, Le, Lo,Li, A, I,Ee.

Nakshatra (Vedic) of Name Anthony

The name Anthony is suitable for baby born in Krittika nakshatra

Krittika Nakshatra: An old name of the Pleiades; personified as the nurses of Kārttikeya, a son of Shiva.

Lord: Surya (Sun)
Symbol: Knife or spear
Deity : Agni, god of fire
Indian zodiac: 26°40' Mesha - 10° Vrishabha
Western zodiac 22° 40' Taurus - 6° Gemini
Other name options, having Krittika nakashatra are name starting with : A, I, U, E.

Famous Name Anthony

  • Anthony Peeler

    is a former American professional basketball player, having played for a number of NBA teams from 1992 to 2005.After playing college basketball at the University of Missouri, Peeler was drafted 15th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1992 NBA Draft.

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  • Darrell Anthony

    is a semi-retired American professional wrestler best known as Dirty White Boy, who wrestled primarily for independent promotions in the Southeastern United States.He was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s in the Tennessee-based United States Wrestling

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