Anton

Anton is a common Indonesian and sometimes is used as an English name. In the English case it was derived from Viking language meaning "Legendary, no man nor thing can defeat." Many Anton's have displayed the viking meaning, including Anton Chekhov and Anton Newcombe.

Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Antonius

Anton may refer to:

People

• Anton, a personal name from the same root as Antonius or Anthony
• Anton, a mythological son of Hercules created by Mark Antony and from whom he claimed descent
• Anton Chekhov, a Russian writer
• Anton Geesink, a Dutch judoka and IOC-member
• Anton Karas, noted Viennese zither player
• Anton Szandor LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan and author of The Satanic Bible
• Anton Newcombe, American rock musician
• Anton Tkáč, a Slovak track cyclist
• Anton Volchenkov, a defenseman for the Ottawa Senators
• James Anton, American musician
• Mikael Antonsson, Swedish footballer nicknamed Anton

In fiction

• Anton, a fictional geneticist, credited with discovering Anton's Key, in the Ender's Game series of books by Orson Scott Card
• Anton Chigurh, the antagonist in the Cormac McCarthy novel No Country for Old Men and the movie of the same title
• Anton is the name of an Assassin hero character in the massively-multiplayer online RPG game Guild Wars.

Places

• Anton, Colorado, United States
• Anton, Texas, United States
• River Anton, Andover, Hampshire UK
• Antón, Panama