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'''Anthony''' or '''[[Antony]]''' is a male [[given name]], (ninth most popular male first name in the [[United States]] as of 2006), derived from ''Antonius'', a [[Roman naming conventions|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 language|Greek]] word ανθος (''anthos''), meaning "flower" is incorrectly considered by some sources to be the meaning of the name<ref>[http://behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=anthony Behind the Name - Anthony], Behind The Name</ref>; others incorrectly claim it is from the ancient Greek name Anthonios, king of Achaia. In fact, ''Anthony'' is not spelled with a ''th'' in any language other than English. It is often shortened to ''Tony'' or ''Tone''; or when the background is [[Sicily|Sicilian]], ''Nino'', shortened from ''Antonino''.32e23ed2qre312 |
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Just as likely is the idea of an Afro-Semitic source. For example, the name Anthony exists as '''Anteneh''' in the afro-semitic Ethiopic languages of Amhariña and Tigriña (commonly mistransliterated as "[[Amharic]]" and "[[Tigrinya]]") and also in their parent language, ancient [[Ge'ez]] all of which when translated have the same literal meaning: "''that one guy''". Over the course of centuries there were frequent dealings between [[Aksum]] (later called [[Abyssinia]]) and various European and Mediterranian people groups, so there is a fairly good chance that Antonio or Anthony and its other variations may have been imported from Afro-Semitic origins. |
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==References to famous Anthonys== |
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In '''Christianity''' it can refer to: |
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* [[Anthony Daniel]], [[Jesuit]] [[missionary]] and one of the [[Canadian Martyrs|Martyrs of North America]] |
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* [[Anthony de Mello (priest)]], a Jesuit writer |
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*[[Antonio María Claret y Clará]], archbishop, saint, and founder of a religious order |
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* Anthony Dich Nguyen and Anthony Quynh Nam, two of the [[Vietnamese Martyrs]] |
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In '''politics and history''' it can refer to: |
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* [[Tony Blair]], former British [[Prime Minister]] |
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* [[Anthony Eden]], British politician |
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In '''music''' it can refer to: |
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* [[Marc Anthony]], [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]]-American singer-songwriter who is popular for his [[salsa music|salsa]] and Latino-style music |
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* [[Tony Blackplait]], [[Estonia]]n [[punk rock]] musician, lead singer of [[Vennaskond]] |
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* [[Anthony Burger]], [[pianist]] |
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* [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)]], [[R&B]]/soul/"neo-soul" singer and [[songwriter]] |
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* [[Tony Kakko]] of [[Sonata Arctica]] |
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* [[Anthony Kiedis]], lead singer and founding member of American funk rock group [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] |
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* [[Arjen Anthony Lucassen]], Dutch composer and rock musician has released his 1993 album "Pools Of Sorrow, Waves Of Joy" under his second name |
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* [[Anthony Morris]], [[singer]]/[[songwriter]] [[guitarist]] Canadian solo artist under the name of "Taking Back April" |
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* [[Tony Rice]], [[Bluegrass music|Bluegrass]] singer and guitarist |
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* [[Tony Sunshine]], R&B singer from the Bronx |
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* [[Anthony Field]], aka the blue wiggles a member of the children's group [[The Wiggles]]. |
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* [[Anthony Valli]], guitarist for the band [[Crazy Town]]. |
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In '''sports''' it can refer to: |
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* [[Tony Adams (American football)]] |
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* [[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]], English [[football (soccer)|footballer]] |
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* [[Tony Baltazar]], [[boxing|boxer]] |
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* [[Tony Batista]] , Dominican [[baseball]] player |
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* [[Tony Clark]], baseball player |
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* [[Tony Conigliaro]], baseball player |
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* [[Tony Gwynn]], baseball player |
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* [[Tony Hawk]], born Anthony Frank Hawk, Professional [[skateboarder]] |
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* [[Anthony Morelli]], quarterback for the [[Penn State Nittany Lions]] |
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* [[Tony Parker]], [[basketball]] player |
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* [[Tony Stewart]], twice champion [[NASCAR]] driver |
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* [[Tony Pedregon]], [[NHRA]] Drag racing driver |
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* [[Anthony Davidson]], [[F1]] driver |
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* [[Anthony Hamilton]], [[F1]] father of Lewis Hamilton, 2007 FIA F1 World Championship Runner-Up |
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* [[Anthony West]], [[MotoGP]] rider |
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* [[Anthony Henry]], [[NFL]] player for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] |
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* [[Anthony Sandoval]], American long-distance runner |
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In '''media''' it can refer to: |
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* [[Anthony Addabbo]], American actor best known for the role of Anthony 'Rush' Carrera on TV's Soap The Bold and the Beautiful and for the role of Matt Everett in the 1987 movie The Gunfighters |
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* [[Anthony Ausgang]], American painter and mixed media visual artist |
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* [[Anthony Daniels]], British actor best known for the role of [[C-3PO]] in all six [[Star Wars]] films |
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* [[Anthony Edwards]], American actor best known for the role of [[Mark Greene|Dr. Mark Green]] on TV's [[ER (TV series)|ER]] |
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* [[Anthony Montgomery]], American actor best known in the role of Ensign Travis Mayweather on the television series [[Star Trek: Enterprise]] |
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* [[Anthony Stewart Head]], British [[actor]] & [[singer]], best known for the role of [[Rupert Giles]] in TV's [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] |
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* [[Anthony Hopkins]], British actor |
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* [[Anthony Horowitz]], British [[author]] & [[scriptwriter]] |
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* [[Anthony Steven Kalloniatis]], aka '''ANT''' an American-Greek openly gay comedian |
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* the [[Tony Award]] |
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* [[Anthony Padilla]], from "Smosh" on [[Youtube]] |
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* [[Anthony Quinn]], a two-time Academy Award-winning [[Irish American]] and [[Mexican American]] actor. |
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* [[Tony Randall]], American actor best known for his TV and movie roles roles, especially [[The Odd Couple (TV series)|The Odd Couple]] |
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* [[Tony Shalhoub]], American television and film actor, lead role on [[Monk (TV series)|Monk]] |
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* [[Anthony Trollope]], Victorian Novelist |
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In '''fiction''' it can refer to: |
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* [[Tony Almeida]], [[CTU]] Agent in [[24 (TV series)|24]]. |
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* [[Toni Cipriani]], the main Character on [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] |
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* [[Anthony Daly]], character in BBC's TV show Doctor Who |
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* [[Anthony Soprano]], main character on the [[HBO]] hit show, [[The Sopranos]]. Portrayed by [[James Gandolfini]] |
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* [[Anthony Stark]], the [[alter ego]] to the superhero [[Iron Man]] |
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* [[Tony Stonem]], a main character in British dramedy ''Skins'' |
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* [[Anthony DiNozzo]], the senior agent in [[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]] |
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* [[Tony DiMera|Kreivi Antony DiMera]], a criminal in [[Days of our Lives]] |
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* [[Tony Montana]], played by [[Al Pacino]] in [[Scarface]] |
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* [[Tony Manero]], played by [[John Travolta]] in [[Saturday Night Fever]] |
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* Anthony Miller, a character from Anthony Massa's comic strip "I'm with Stupid" |
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* Tony Rydinger, character from the [[2004]] [[Pixar]] film, [[The Incredibles]], who is [[Violet Parr]]'s crush |
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In '''geography''' it can refer to: |
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==See also== |
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=== Disambiguation pages for other meanings of Anthony === |
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* [[Anthony]] |
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=== Disambiguation pages for other spellings === |
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* [[Anton]] |
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* [[Antoni]] |
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* [[Antonio]] |
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* [[Antonius]] |
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* [[Antony]] |
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* [[Antoine]] |
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=== Other === |
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* [[Mark Anthony]] |
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* [[Tony Lam]] |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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*[http://behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=anthony BehindTheName.com entry] (also contains a list of versions of Anthony in other languages) |
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{{given name|Anthony}} |
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[[de:Antonius]] |
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[[et:Anteneh]] |
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[[es:Antonio]] |
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[[fr:Antoine]] |
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[[lt:Antanas]] |
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[[hu:Antal]] |
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[[nl:Antonius (voornaam)]] |
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[[ja:アントワーヌ]] |
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[[no:Tonik]] |
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[[nn:Tonik]] |
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[[or:Totono]] |
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[[pl:Antoni]] |
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[[pt:Antomio]] |
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[[ro:Anton]] |
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[[ru:Антон]] |
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[[sv:Anton]] |
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[[tr:Antümi]] |
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[[zh:安东尼]] |
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