🔥Anthony

An-tun-ee or An-thun-ee

Latin

"from Antium"

Anthony Origin and Meaning

The name Anthony is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "from Antium".

Substantial, strong, and enduring, Anthony has remained a perennially popular name over the last century. With just a hint of playfulness and just a touch of clunky-coolness, Anthony is a versatile choice that seems comfortable anywhere.

The name is derived from the Roman family name “Antonii” or “Antonius”, whose most prominent member was Mark Antony. A general, a joint ruler of the Roman Empire, and the lover of Cleopatra, Mark Antony was immortalized in the work of Shakespeare.

The meaning of Anthony however, remains unknown and contested. One possibility is that it means “from Antium”, an ancient coastal town in the South of Rome. Alternatively, with the addition of the ‘H’ in the 17th century, it was speculated that it derived from the Greek word Anthos meaning “flower.”

Just as the meaning is contested, so is the pronunciation. In England, it is typically said as Antony, regardless of the spelling, whereas in the US, if the ‘H’ is there, then it’s enunciated.

The name was popularized in the Christian world in honor of St. Anthony the Great, patron saint of the poor and the founder of Christian monkhood. Since then, it has remained a popular choice in the US, remaining in the Top 30 names for boys from the 1950’s through into late 2010’s.

Recent years have seen Anthony fall out of favor, most notably in France, the UK, and Poland, but it remains a solid contender for parents in the US, where it is given to over 6000 boys every year.

With such a long history and stretch of popularity, Anthony has plenty of notable namesakes – though many use short forms of the name. Well-known bearers include prolific Victorian writer Anthony Trollope; actors Anthony Hopkins, Anthony Boyle, and Anthony Quinn; former British prime minister Tony Blair; skateboarder Tony Hawk, singers Tony Bennett and Anthony Kiedis; and television presenter Ant McPartlin.

In fiction, Anthony has been notably used for Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, and Anthony J. Crowley in the book and TV series “Good Omens.”

If you do love Anthony then, you are certainly not alone, and excitingly, there are plenty of brilliant variants to explore. A small selection includes Antonio, Anton, and Andoni for boys, and Antonella and Antonia for girls.

Otherwise, for names like Anthony but without the same levels of popularity, you could consider Cassius, Zachariah, Augustine, Marcel, Maximillian, or Valentine.

Anthony Rank in US Top 1000

# 46 in the US

Anthony Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 211 on Nameberry

Anthony Popularity

• 46 US 2023
• 211 Nameberry 2024
• 65 Canada 2023
• 202 England 2021
• 182 Scotland 2023
• 91 Ireland 2022
• 95 Australia 2015
• 424 Germany 2016
• 232 Mexico 2021
• 11 Brazil 2023

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Famous People Named Anthony

• Anthony Geary American actor
• Saint Anthony the Great Egyptian monk and Desert Father
• Saint Anthony of Padua Portuguese Franciscan friar
• Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria Italian leader of the Counter Reformation
• Anthony Quinn (born Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) Mexican,American actor
• Anthony Jeselnik American comedian
• Anthony Ponomarenko American ice dancer
• Anthony Colin Gerald Andrews English actor
• Anthony Boyle Irish actor best known for his role as Scorpius Malfoy in the British play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
• Anthony Michael Bourdain American chef and TV host
• (John) Anthony Burgess (Wilson) English novelist
• Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair British prime minister
• Anthony Dominick "Tony" Bennett American singer
• Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy American football coach
• Anthony David "Tony" Gonzalez American football player
• Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk American skateboarder
• Anthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub American actor
• Anthony Michael "Tony" Oller American actor and singer of MKTO
• William Anthony "Tony" Parker American basketball player
• Anthony John "Tony" Abbott Australian prime minister
• (Robert) Anthony Eden 1st Earl of Avon, British prime minister
• Anthony Kiedis American singer of band the Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Anthony Lee Ervin American swimmer
• Anthony Stewart Head English actor
• (Philip) Anthony Hopkins Welsh actor
• Anthony Perkins American actor
• Daniel Anthony Padilla YouTuber of comedic duo Smosh
• Anthony Natale American actor
• Anthony Green American lead singer of Circa Survive
• Anthony Cosmo Callea Australian singer
• Anthony James Leggett English physicist; Nobel prize winner
• Anthony Ryan Auld American fashion designer ("Project Runway")
• Anthony Deane Rapp American actor
• Anthony David Weiner former U.S. congressman from New York
• Anthony Russo American director
• Anthony Trujillo American YouTuber
• Anthony Eric Estrada son of American actor Erik Estrada
• Anthony Stanislaw Albert Radziwill American,born prince, TV executive and filmmaker, son of Lee Bouvier Radziwill
• Anthony Fantano a music journalist and YouTube personality, host of The Needle Drop

Anthony in Pop Culture

• Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo character on TV's "NCIS"
• Anthony Garcia character in DC Universe
• Anthony "Tony" Zucco character in DC Universe
• Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark aka Iron Man character in Marvel's Iron Man series
• Sir Anthony Strallan character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
• Anthony character in movie "The Invention of Lying"
• Anthony Lockwood titular character of the book "Lockwood & Co"
• Anthony Brian Williams son of Amy Pond & Rory Williams of TV's "Doctor Who"
• Anthony Marston character on British mini,series "And Then There Were None"
• Anthony character in "Teasers & Pleasers: Short,Short Stories to Tickle Your Fancy in All the Right Places" by Liam Holt
• St. Anthony's Fire skin disease also known as erysipelas
• Anthony Goldstein character in J.K. Rowling's "The Original Forty"
• Anthony also known as Angel Dust, a character in the animated series "Hazbin Hotel"
• Anthony J. Crowley a character in the book/series "Good Omens"