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   How do you spell Antony?

   • No spelling Antony at all. "Anthony" is from the Latin "Antonius". The "h" is by folk etymology from the Greek "anthos", meaning flower, and the American pronuncation with /T/ is a spelling pronunciation.

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   What is the meaning of the name Anthony?

   • Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens (Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries.

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   What does the name Antony mean?

   • The meaning of the name Antony is 'Priceless; inestimable or praiseworthy'.

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   Is Antonius a Roman name?

   • English form of the Roman family name Antonius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin. The most notable member of the Roman family was the general Marcus Antonius (called Mark Antony in English), who for a period in the 1st century BC ruled the Roman Empire jointly with Augustus.

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   Why is Anthony a Christian name?

   • Its use as a Christian name was due to the veneration of Saint Anthony the Great, the founder of Christian monasticism, particularly in Egypt. Also significant was the later cult of Saint Anthony of Padua. In the United States, it was the 43rd most popular male name in 2021, according to the Social Security Administration.

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   Why was Antony considered a noble person?

   • "Antony". He had also a noble dignity of form; and a shapely beard, a broad forehead, and an aquiline nose were thought to show the virile qualities peculiar to the portraits and statues of Heracles. Moreover, there was an ancient tradition that the Antonii were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles.

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3. www.etymonline.com › word › AnthonyAnthony | Etymology of the name Anthony by etymonline

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   Sep 23, 2022 · Anthony. masc. proper name, from Latin Antonius, name of a Roman gens (with an unetymological -h- probably suggested by many Greek loan words beginning anth-, such as anthros "flower," anthropos "man").

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   Antony (English) Pronunciation. IPA: /ˈæntəni/ Proper noun Antony. A male given name, a mostly British spelling variant of Anthony. ~1607 William Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra: Act I, Scene I: Demetrius. Is Caesar with Antonius priz'd so slight? Philo.

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   May 29, 2020 · English form of the Roman family name Antonius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin. The most notable member of the Roman family was the general Marcus Antonius (called Mark Antony in English), who for a period in the 1st century BC ruled the Roman Empire jointly with Augustus.

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   The usual abbreviated form is Tony or Toni (sometimes Tone, Ant, Anth or Anton). Its use as a Christian name was due to the veneration of Saint Anthony the Great, the founder of Christian monasticism, particularly in Egypt. Also significant was the later cult of Saint Anthony of Padua.

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   noun. Mark. Latin name Marcus Antonius. ?83–30 bc, Roman general who served under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars and became a member of the second triumvirate (43).