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. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland.

Equivalents include Antonio in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; Αντώνιος in Greek; António or Antônio in Portuguese; Antoni in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; Anton in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; Antoine in French; Antal in Hungarian; and Antun or Ante in Croatian. 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.

In the United States, it was the 43rd most popular male name in 2021, according to the Social Security Administration. When the background is Italian, Nino or Toni, shortened from Antonino, are used. Its popularity in the United Kingdom peaked during the 1940s; in 1944 it was the sixth most popular male name and was still as high as 14th in 1964.

Spelling and pronunciation
The name was historically spelled Antony, as in William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra. In the 17th century, the letter "h" was inserted into the spelling on the belief that the name derived from the Greek word ἄνθος (anthos), meaning "flower". In Britain, the historical pronunciation predominates for both spellings, while in the United States the spelling pronunciation  is more common when the "Anthony" spelling is used.

Translations and variants

 * Albanian: Andon (standard Albanian and Tosk Albanian dialect), Ndue (Gheg Albanian dialect), Anton
 * Arabic: أنتوني، انطوان، انطون، طانيوس، طنّوس، (Tannus, Tanyus, Aintun, Aintiwan, 'Antuni)
 * Basque: Andoni, Antton
 * Belarusian: Антон (Anton), Антось (Antos), Энтані (Entani)
 * Bengali: এন্থনি (Ēnthoni), আন্তোনিও (Āntōni'ō)
 * Bulgarian: Anton, Antonio, Antoan, Andon, Doncho, Toni
 * Catalan: Antoni, Toni
 * Chinese: 安东尼 (simplified), 安東尼 (traditional) (Mandarin: Āndōngní, Cantonese: Ōndūngnèih)
 * Croatian: Anton, Antonio, Antonijo, Antun, Ante, Anto, Tonči, Tonći, Toni
 * Czech: Anton, Antonín, Tonik, Tonda
 * Dalmatian: Tuone
 * Danish: Anton, Anthon
 * Dutch: Anton, Antoon, Antonie, Antonius, Teun, Teunis, Theun, Theunis, Ton, Toon
 * English: Anthony, Antonio, Tony
 * Esperanto: Antono, Anĉjo
 * Estonian: Anton, Tõnis, Tõnu, Tõnn
 * Filipino: Antonio, Antón, Onyo, Onying, Ton, Tonton, Tonio, Tonyo, Tunyíng
 * Finnish: Anton, Anttoni, Antton, Antto, Toni
 * French: Antoine, Antonin
 * Galician: Antón
 * German: Anton, Toni, Antonius, Tünn
 * Greek: Αντώνιος (Antó̱nios), Αντώνης (Antonis), Andonios, Andonis
 * Gujarati: એન્થની (Ēnthanī)
 * Hawaiian: Anakoni, Akoni
 * Hebrew: אנטוני (ʾAnṭônî), טוני (Ṭônî)
 * Hindi: एंथनी (Ēnthanī)
 * Hungarian: Antal, Tóni
 * Irish: Antaine, Antoine, Antóin
 * Italian: Antonio, Antonino, Antonello, Nino, Toni, Tonino, Tonio, Totò
 * Japanese: アンソニー (Ansonī), アントン (Anton), アントニオ (Antonio)
 * Kannada: ಆಂಟನಿ (Āṇṭani)
 * Korean: 앤토니 (Aentoni)
 * Latin: Antonius, Antoninus
 * Latvian: Antonijs, Antons
 * Lithuanian: Antanas
 * Luxembourgish: Tun
 * Macedonian: Anton, Antonij, Andon, Doncho
 * Marathi: अंन्थोनी (Annthōnī)
 * Malayalam: ആൻ്റണി (Antoni), അന്തോണി (Anthōṇī)
 * Malta: Toni, Toninu, Ninu (Anthony)
 * Mongolian: Антони (Antoni)
 * Nepali: एन्थोनी (Ēnthōnī)
 * Norwegian: Anton
 * Persian: آنتونی (Antoni)
 * Polish: Anton, Antoni, Antek, Antoś, Antonin, Tolek, Tonek
 * Portuguese: António (fem. Antónia), Antônio (fem. Antônia), and Antão, with diminutives Tó, Toino, Toni and Toninho.
 * Romanian: Anton
 * Russian: Антон (Anton)
 * Sami: Ante
 * Serbian: Антоније (Antonije), Анто (Anto)
 * Sheng: Anto, Toni
 * Slovak: Anton, Tóno, Tónko (diminutive)
 * Slovene: Anton, Tone
 * Spanish: Antonio, Antón, Toni, Toño (diminutive)
 * Swahili: Antoni, Antonio, Toni
 * Swedish: Anton, Ante
 * Sylheti: আন্তনি (Antoni)
 * Tamil: அந்தோணி (Antōṇi)
 * Telugu: ఆంథోనీ (Ānthōnī)
 * Thai: แอนโทนี่ (Xæ n tho nī̀)
 * Turkish: Antuvan
 * Ukrainian: Антон (Anton), Антін (Antin), Антоній (Antonij)
 * Urdu: انتھونی (Anthōnī)

People

 * Anthony I, Count of Oldenburg
 * Anthony, King of Saxony
 * Anthony of Kiev, monk and the founder of the monastic tradition in Kievan Rus'
 * Anthony of Padua, Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order
 * Anthony of Sourozh, Russian orthodox bishop and theological monk
 * Anthony the Great, Egyptian Christian monk and hermit
 * Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and founder of the Whig party
 * Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English peer, Whig politician, philosopher and writer
 * Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British Tory politician, philanthropist, and social reformer
 * Anthony Ashley Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury, British peer
 * Anthony Adams, American television host, actor, comedian, and former football defensive tackle
 * Anthony Irvine Adams, Australian public health physician
 * Anthony Ainley, British actor
 * Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia since 2022
 * Anthony Alfredo, American stock car racing driver
 * Anthony Anderson, American actor, comedian and game show host
 * Anthony Anderson (basketball), American basketball player
 * Anthony Andrews, British actor
 * Anthony Annan, Ghanaian footballer
 * Anthony Araújo, Portuguese architect
 * Anthony Joseph Arduengo III, American chemist
 * Anthony Ashnault, American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler
 * Anthony Barr (American football), American football player
 * Anthony James Barr, American programming language designer, software engineer and inventor
 * Anthony Beauvillier, Canadian ice hockey player
 * Anthony Ian Berkeley, American rapper and producer
 * Anthony Bennett (basketball), Canadian basketball player
 * Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr., American general and diplomat
 * Anthony Blunt, British art historian and Soviet spy
 * Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian association football player
 * Anthony Bourdain, American celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian
 * Anthony Boyle, British actor
 * Anthony N. Brady, American businessman
 * Anthony Braxton, American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist
 * Anthony Brown (basketball), American basketball player
 * Anthony Brown (cornerback), American football cornerback
 * Anthony Brown (Maryland politician), American lawyer and politician
 * Anthony Burgess, English writer and composer
 * Anthony Callea, Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor
 * Anthony Calvillo, Canadian football and American coach
 * Anthony Carrigan (actor), American actor
 * Anthony Cashmore, American biochemist and plant molecular biologist
 * Anthony W. Case, American astrophysicist
 * Anthony Cassar, American wrestler
 * Anthony Casso, Italian American mobster
 * Anthony Chickillo, American football player
 * Anthony Colella, Australian professional footballer
 * Anthony Comstock, American morals critic
 * Anthony Corallo, American mobster
 * Anthony Crivello, American actor
 * Anthony Crolla, British boxer
 * Anthony Crosland, British Labour Party politician and author
 * Anthony Cumia, American talk radio broadcaster
 * Anthony Curcio, American author, public speaker, convicted robber, and former career criminal
 * Anthony Daly (hurler), Irish hurler
 * Anthony Daniels, English actor and mime artist
 * Anthony Davidson, British racing driver
 * Anthony Davis (composer), American pianist and composer
 * Anthony Davis, American professional basketball player
 * Anthony De La Torre, American actor
 * Anthony de Mello, Indian psychotherapist
 * Anthony de Mello, Indian cricket administrator
 * Anthony Denison, American actor
 * Anthony DeSclafani, American baseball player and pitcher
 * Anthony Doerr, American writer
 * Anthony Drewe, British lyricist and book writer
 * Anthony Duclair, Canadian ice hockey player
 * Anthony Durante, American professional wrestler
 * Anthony Echemendia, Cuban wrestler
 * Anthony Eden, British soldier, diplomat and politician
 * Anthony Edwards (actor), American actor, director and producer
 * Anthony Edwards (basketball), American basketball player
 * Anthony Eisley, American actor
 * Anthony Elanga, Swedish professional footballer
 * Anthony Elding, English footballer
 * Anthony Enahoro, Nigerian politician, Adolor of Uromi
 * Anthony Ervin, American swimmer
 * Anthony Esolen, American writer, social commentator, translator of classical poetry, and Distinguished Professor of Humanities
 * Anthony Evans (basketball), American basketball player coach
 * Anthony Evans (singer) American Christian singer and songwriter
 * Anthony Fabiano, American football player
 * Anthony Fantano, American music critic and YouTuber
 * Anthony Q. Farrell, Canadian comedian, actor and writer
 * Anthony Fasano, American football player
 * Anthony Fauci, American physician—scientist and immunologist
 * Anthony Fedorov, American actor and singer
 * Anthony Field, Australian musician, actor, songwriter and producer
 * Anthony Firkser, American football player
 * Anthony Fisher, Australian bioethicist, archbishop of Sydney
 * Anthony Fokker, Dutch aviation pioneer, aviation entrepreneur, aircraft designer, and aircraft manufacturer
 * Anthony Foley, Irish rugby Union footballer and coach
 * Anthony Forde (footballer), Irish association football player
 * Anthony Forwood, British actor
 * Anthony Fowler, English amateur boxer
 * Anthony Franciosa, American actor
 * Anthony Gardner, English association football player
 * Anthony Geary, American actor
 * Anthony Gerrard, English association football player
 * Anthony Giacalone, American criminal
 * Anthony Giddens, English sociologist
 * Anthony Gilbert (composer), British composer and academic
 * Anthony Gill (basketball), American basketball player
 * Anthony Gonzalez (politician), American politician and football wide receiver
 * Anthony Gordon (footballer), English professional footballer
 * Anthony Grant (footballer, born 1987), English association football player
 * Anthony Green (musician), American singer
 * Anthony Greene (wrestler), American professional wrestler
 * Anthony Griffith (footballer), English association football player
 * Anthony Norris Groves, British missionary
 * Anthony Michael Hall, American actor, producer and director
 * Anthony Hamilton (musician), American singer, songwriter and record producer
 * Anthony Hamilton (snooker player), English snooker player
 * Anthony Hardy, English serial killer
 * Anthony Harris (safety), American football player
 * Anthony Head, English actor and singer
 * Anthony Hernandez (fighter), American mixed martial artist
 * Anthony J. Hilder, American author, film maker, talk show host, broadcaster, news correspondent and former actor
 * Anthony Hitchens, American football player
 * Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor, director and producer
 * Anthony Horowitz, English novelist and screenwriter
 * Anthony Housefather, Canadian politician
 * Anthony Howell (actor), British actor
 * Anthony Hudson (soccer), English—American association football manager
 * Anthony Hussey, English merchant and lawyer
 * Anthony Iannaccone, American composer and conductor
 * Anthony Imperiale, American politician
 * Anthony Impreveduto, American educator and Democratic Party politician
 * Anthony Indelicato, American mobster
 * Anthony Inglis (conductor), British conductor
 * Anthony Ingrassia, American director, producer and playwright
 * Anthony Ingruber, Dutch-Australian actor and impressionist
 * Anthony Irby (died 1625), English lawyer and politician
 * Anthony Ireland (basketball), American basketball player
 * Anthony Ireland (cricketer), American cricketer
 * Anthony Janszoon van Salee, Dutch original settler of and prominent landholder, merchant, and creditor
 * Anthony Jeselnik, American comedian, writer, actor, and producer
 * Anthony Johnson (actor), American actor and comedian
 * Anthony Johnson (colonist), Angolan-born man who indentured servant, farmer and enslaver
 * Anthony Johnson (fighter), American mixed martial artist
 * Anthony Joshua, British professional boxer
 * Anthony T. Kahoʻohanohano, American soldier
 * Anthony Kalik, Australian association football player
 * Anthony Kavanagh, Canadian stand up comedian, actor, singer and TV presenter
 * Anthony Kearns, Irish singer
 * Anthony Kennedy, American lawyer and jurist
 * Anthony Kenny, British philosopher
 * Anthony Kiedis, American musician, singer, songwriter and rapper
 * Anthony Kim, American professional golfer
 * Anthony Kirkland, American serial killer
 * Anthony Knockaert, French association football player
 * Anthony Kohlmann, Alsatian Catholic priest, missionary, theologian, and Jesuit educator
 * Anthony Koutoufides, Australian footballer
 * Anthony Kumpen, Belgian racing driver
 * Anthony Lake, American academic and diplomat
 * Anthony Lamb (basketball), American basketball player
 * Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor
 * Anthony Larkum, British researcher
 * Anthony Ler, Singaporean murderer
 * Anthony Le Tallec, French former professional footballer
 * Anthony Lehmann, Australian comedian, actor, television and radio presenter
 * Anthony Levandowski, American artificial intelligence researcher
 * Anthony Limbombe, Belgian footballer
 * Anthony Loke, Malaysian politician
 * Anthony Lopes, Portuguese footballer
 * Anthony Lozano, Honduran footballer
 * Anthony Ludovici, British academic
 * Anthony Lynn, American football coach and former running back
 * Anthony Mackie, American actor
 * Anthony Mandler, American film director, music video director, television commercial director and photographer
 * Anthony Mann, American film director and stage actor
 * Anthony Marinelli, American musician, composer, synth programmer and conductor
 * Anthony Martial, French association football player
 * Anthony Mason (basketball), American basketball player
 * Anthony McAuliffe, American general
 * Anthony McGill, Scottish snooker player
 * Anthony McNamee, British footballer
 * Anthony Milford, Australian rugby league footballer
 * Anthony Minghella, British film director, playwright and screenwriter
 * Anthony Modeste (French footballer), French professional footballer
 * Anthony Mundine, Australian boxer, rugby league footballer and rapper
 * Anthony Nash (hurler), Irish hurler
 * Anthony Neilson, Scottish playwright and director
 * Anthony Nesty, Surinamese swimmer
 * Anthony Newley, British actor and musician
 * Anthony Newman (musician), American classical musician
 * Anthony Nicholls (actor), English actor
 * Anthony Njokuani, American mixed martial artist and kickboxer
 * Anthony Noto, American businessman
 * Anthony Novak, Canadian soccer player
 * Anthony Nutting, British diplomat and Conservative Party politician
 * Anthony Nwakaeme, Nigerian footballer
 * Anthony Obiagboso Enukeme, Nigerian businessman
 * Anthony Oettinger, German-born American linguist and computer scientist
 * Anthony Ogogo, British boxer and professional wrestler
 * Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Catholic cardinal
 * Anthony Omenya, French-Canadian entrepreneur, investor and author
 * Anthony Onah, Nigerian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer
 * Anthony Onyearugbulem, Nigerian navy captain and politician
 * Anthony Orange, American football player
 * Anthony Ornato, former assistant director of the United States Secret Service Office of Training
 * Anthony Padilla, American actor, producer and YouTuber
 * Anthony Parker, American basketball player
 * Anthony Pateras, Australian musician and composer
 * Anthony Patterson, English professional footballer
 * Anthony Payne, English composer, music critic and musicologist
 * Anthony Perkins, American actor, director and singer
 * Anthony Pettis, American mixed martial artist
 * Anthony Phillips, English musician, songwriter, producer and singer
 * Anthony Pilkington, Irish footballer
 * Anthony Pollina, American politician
 * Anthony Ponomarenko, American figure skater
 * Anthony Powell, English novelist
 * Anthony Pratt (businessman), Australian businessman and billionaire
 * Anthony Provenzano, American mobster
 * Anthony Pulis, Welsh football coach and former player
 * Anthony Quartuccio, American music director and conductor
 * Anthony Quayle, British actor, theater director and novelist
 * Anthony Quiney, British architectural historian, building archaeologist, writer and photographer
 * Anthony Quinlan, English actor
 * Anthony Quinn, American actor
 * Anthony Quinn (judge), Utah Third Judicial District court judge
 * Anthony Quinn (rugby league), Australian professional rugby league footballer
 * Anthony Quintal, American former YouTuber known online as Lohanthony
 * Anthony Quinton, British political and moral philosopher, metaphysician, and materialist philosopher of mind
 * Anthony Quinton Keasbey, American lawyer
 * Anthony Radziwiłł, Swiss-born American television executive and filmmaker
 * Anthony Ramos, American actor and singer
 * Anthony Randolph, German-born American and naturalized Slovenian former professional basketball player
 * Anthony Rapp, American actor and singer
 * Anthony Ratliff-Williams, American football player
 * Anthony Recker, American broadcaster and former professional baseball catcher and first baseman
 * Anthony Reid, British race car driver
 * Anthony Rendon, American baseball player
 * Anthony Richardson (American football), American football quarterback
 * Anthony Rizzo, American baseball player
 * Anthony Rosaldo, Filipino singer, actor, host and model
 * Anthony Rota, Canadian politician
 * Anthony Rush, American football defensive tackle
 * Anthony Sabatini, American attorney and politician
 * Anthony Ichiro Sanda, Japanese—American physicist
 * Anthony Scaramucci, American financier and political figure
 * Anthony Schwartz, American sprinter and football player
 * Anthony E. Siegman, American electrical engineer and educator
 * Anthony Simonsen, American ten-pin bowler
 * Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Indonesian badminton player
 * Anthony Smith (fighter), American mixed martial artist
 * Anthony Sowell, American serial killer and rapist
 * Anthony Spilotro, American mobster
 * Anthony Steel (actor), British actor and singer
 * Anthony Stokes, Irish association football player
 * Anthony Stolarz, American ice hockey player
 * Anthony Summers, Irish author
 * Anthony Taberna, Filipino broadcast journalist, radio commentator and businessman
 * Anthony Tan (businessman), Malaysian-born Singaporean businessman
 * Anthony Tata, American retired United States Army officer, author, and government official
 * Anthony Taylor (referee), English football referee
 * Anthony Thomas (American football), American football player and coach
 * Anthony Tohill, Gaelic footballer
 * Anthony Tolliver, American basketball player
 * Anthony Tommasini, American music journalist and author
 * Anthony Trollope, English novelist and civil servant
 * Anthony Ubach, Roman Catholic priest and advocate for the education of Native Americans in San Diego, California
 * Anthony Udofia, Nigerian military governor
 * Anthony Ughtred, English soldier and military administrator
 * Anthony Ujah, Nigerian football player
 * Anthony Ukpo, Nigerian governor
 * Anthony Ulasewicz, American investigator
 * Anthony Ulonnam, Nigerian Paralympic weightlifter
 * Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick
 * Anthony Ulwick, American businessman
 * Anthony Upton (judge), English judge
 * Anthony Uribe, Venezuelan association football player
 * Anthony Uzodimma, Nigerian football player
 * Anthony Valentine, English actor
 * Anthony van Diemen, Dutch colonial governor
 * Anthony van Dyck, Flemish Baroque artist
 * Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist
 * Anthony Varvaro, American baseball player
 * Anthony Vasquez, American baseball player
 * Anthony Veasna So, American author
 * Anthony Velonis, American painter and designer
 * Anthony Venn-Brown, Australian evangelist
 * Anthony Villanueva, Filipino boxer
 * Anthony Volpe, American baseball player
 * Anthony Walker Jr., American football player
 * Anthony Warlow, Australian music theater performer
 * Anthony Watts (blogger), American television meteorologist
 * Anthony Wayne, American soldier, officer, statesman, and a Founding Father of the United States
 * Anthony Weiner, American politician
 * Anthony West (motorcyclist), Australian motorcycle road racer
 * Anthony White (artist), Australian painter
 * Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player
 * Anthony William, self-proclaimed medium
 * Anthony Wong (Hong Kong actor), Hong Kong film actor and singer
 * Anthony Wong Yiu-ming, Hong Kong singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and political activist
 * Anthony Wordsworth, English footballer
 * Anthony Xuerub, Australian rugby league player
 * Anthony Yadgaroff, British businessman
 * Anthony Yarde, British professional boxer
 * Anthony Yates, English rheumatologist and consultant
 * Anthony Yeo, Singaporean counselor
 * Anthony Yerkovich, American television producer and writer
 * Anthony Yezer, American economist
 * Anthony Yigit, Swedish Olympian boxer
 * Anthony Youdeowei, Nigerian academic
 * Anthony Young (American football), American football player
 * Anthony Young (baseball), American baseball pitcher
 * Anthony Young (musician), English organist and composer
 * Anthony Young, Baron Young of Norwood Green
 * Anthony Zaccaria, Italian saint
 * Anthony Zador, American neuroscientist
 * Anthony Zambrano, Colombian sprinter
 * Anthony Zarb, Maltese strongman
 * Anthony Zboralski, French businessperson
 * Anthony Zee, Chinese-American physicist, writer, and a professor at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
 * Anthony Zerbe, American actor
 * Anthony Zettel, American football player
 * Anthony Zinni, American Marine Corps general
 * Anthony Zinno, American poker player
 * Anthony Zizzo, American mobster
 * Anthony Zuppero, American nuclear scientist

Fictional characters

 * Anthony Soprano, a fictional character from the HBO TV series The Sopranos, portrayed by American actor James Gandolfini
 * Anthony DiNozzo, a fictional character from the CBS TV series NCIS, portrayed by American actor Michael Weatherly
 * Anthony Zimmer, a 2005 French romantic thriller film written and directed by Jérôme Salle and starring Sophie Marceau, Yvan Attal, and Sami Frey