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Anton is a given name in many European languages. It is a variant of the same root as Antonius or Anthony.

Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameAntonius

People

Fiction

  • Anton, a mythological son of Hercules created by Mark Antony and from whom he claimed descent
  • 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 Phibes, murderous organist in two cult movies starring Vincent Price
  • Anton Steenwijk, the protagonist in the Harry Mulisch novel The Assault
  • Anton Jackson, a filthy, drunken homeless person portrayed by Damon Wayans featured recurringly on the American comedy sketch show In Living Color
  • Anton Ego, the food critic in the Pixar film Ratatouille
  • Anton Gorodetsky, the hero and narrator of most of the Night Watch tetralogy by Sergei Lukyanenko

Places

Technology

  • Anton (computer), a highly parallel supercomputer for molecular dynamics simulations