ANTHONY
Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "priceless one"
Popularity in 2008: #7
This versatile, perennially popular name is comfortable anywhere, from the streets of Little Italy to mainline Philadelphia: a safe choice -- if slightly tainted by Tony Soprano.
International Variations:
Andone,
Andoni
(Basque)
Antal
(Eastern European)
Antoine
(French)
Anton
(German)
Andonios,
Antonios
(Greek)
Akoni
(Hawaiian)
Toncse
(Hungarian)
Uaithne,
Antaine
(Irish Gaelic)
Antoni,
Tosia,
Tola
(Polish)
Anton
(Scandinavian)
Antonio
(Spanish)
Anthony is being discussed in our message boards:
- what if you had 20 kids?
- Even more mundane name game
- A thought
- big family game!
- Initials spell a name...
Read Nameberry blog posts about Anthony:
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