Word
anthony
Phoneticsan·tho·ny
/ˈænθəni/
Definitions
01given name
n. a common first name for a man.
n. A masculine given name of Latin origin, popular in Christian cultures due to Saint Anthony.
“My friend Anthony is coming over for dinner tonight.”
“Anthony was named after his grandfather, following a long-standing family tradition of passing down the name to the firstborn son.”
Synonyms
02surname
n. a family name or last name.
n. A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from the given name Anthony.
“The famous suffragette Susan B. Anthony fought for women's right to vote.”
“The professor noted that the surname Anthony is relatively common in certain regions of the United Kingdom and the United States.”
03place name
n. the name of several towns in the United States.
n. A toponym referring to several municipalities and locations within the United States, such as those in Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas.
“We drove through a small town called Anthony on our way to the border.”
“The city of Anthony, New Mexico, was officially incorporated in 2010 after a local election determined its municipal status.”
Technical
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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