Anthony (disambiguation)

Also see Tony Award.

Anthony or Antony is a male given name, (eleventh most popular male first name in the United States as of 2004), derived from Antonius, a Roman family name. That name seems to have come originally from the Etruscan language, although no further information is known about this derivation. The Greek word ανθος (anthos), meaning "flower" is considered by some sources to be the meaning of the name; others claim it is from the ancient Greek name Anthonios, king of Achaia. It is often shortened to Tony; or when the background is Sicilian, Nino, shortened from Antonino.

Pronunciation

As in the names Theresa, Thomas and Catherine, the th in the name Anthony traditionally represents /t/ rather than /θ/ (IPA: [/ˈæntəni/]). While this pronunciation remains firm in Theresa and Thomas, it has been abandoned in Catherine in favour of a spelling pronunciation, and many people now do the same with the name Anthony, with ˈænθəni being particularly common in the United States.

Famous Anthonys

In Catholicism it can refer to:

• St. Anthony the Great, founder of Christian monasticism
• St. Anthony of Padua, considered the greatest miracle worker of the thirteenth century

In politics it can refer to:

• Anthony I of Portugal, disputed Portuguese monarch
• Tony Blair, current British Prime Minister
• Anthony Eden, British politician
• Mark Antony, Roman politician and general

In music it can refer to:

• Anthony Burger, pianist
• Anthony Kiedis, Lead singer and founding member of American funk rock group Red Hot Chilli Peppers
• Marc Anthony, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter who is popular for his salsa and Latino-style music
• Anthony Hamilton, R&B/soul/"neo-soul" singer and songwriter
• Anthony's death, an opera by Greek composer Charalampos Goyios

In sports it can refer to:

• Tony Baltazar, boxer
• Carmelo Anthony, basketball player
• Tony (Anthony) Horton, track & field runner

In media it can refer to:

• Anthony Trollope, Victorian Novelist
• Anthony Ausgang, American painter and mixed media visual artist
• Anthony Daniels, British actor best known for the role of C-3PO in all six Star Wars films
• Anthony Edwards, American actor best known for the role of Dr. Mark Green on TV's ER
• Anthony (Encantadia), fictional character in Encantadia
• Anthony Stewart Head, British actor & singer
• Anthony Horowitz, British author & scriptwriter
• Anthony Montgomery, American actor best known in the role of Ensign Travis Mayweather on the television series Star Trek: Enterprise
• Anthony Daly, character in BBC's TV show Doctor Who
• Anthony (Editor), a well known Indian film editor
• Anthony Hopkins, British actor
• "Anthony", a character in the Japanese animated series Candy Candy

In geography it can refer to:

• Antony, Cornwall
• Anthony, New Mexico
• Anthony, Texas
• Tony, Wisconsin

In other languages it can refer to:

• Arabic: Tanios
• Latin: Antonius
• Croatian: Antun, Anton, (Diminutives: Toni, Tonči, Tonček, Tuna)
• Czech: Totono
• Dutch: Antonie, Anthonie, Antoon, Anton, Anthonis, Antheunis, Toon, Ton, Teunis, Tony, Tonnie
• Finnish: Tonik
• French: Antoine
• German: Anton
• Greek: Antonis, Antonaki (Diminutive: Nanaqui, Naki)
• Hungarian: Antal
• Italian: Antonio
• Lithuanian: Antanas
• Norwegian: Tonik
• Oriya: Totono
• Polish: Antoni
• Portuguese: António (Brazilian Portuguese: Antônio)
• Russian: Антон
• Scilian: Antonino
• Spanish: Antonio (Diminutive: Toño)
• Turkish: Antümi

External links

• BehindTheName.com entry (also contains a list of versions of Anthony in other languages)