Anton

AN-ton; AN-tawn; un-TON; AHN-tawn; AHN-ton; an-TON
German, Russian, and Scandinavian variation of Anthony
"from Antium"

Anton Origin and Meaning

The name Anton is a boy's name of German origin.

Cultured and cultivated in an old-style, Old World way, Anton is popular across Europe. It may be associated with the classic Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and also with ballroom dancer Anton Du Beke.

A truly international form of Anthony, it was used by Al Pacino for his son.

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Famous People Named Anton

  • Anton Yelchin
    late Russian,American actor
  • Anton Szandor LaVey
    American writer and founder of modern atheistic Satanism
  • Anton Khudobin
    Russian NHL Hockey player
  • Phalon Anton Alexander aka Jazze Pha
    American rapper
  • Anton Coppola
    American opera conductor and composer
  • Anton Zaslavski (Zedd)
    Russian,German DJ
  • Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
    Russian playwright and novelist
  • Anton Bruckner
    Austrian composer
  • Anton James Pacino
    son of actor Al Pacino, twin of sister Olivia Rose
  • Apolo Anton Ohno
    American Olympic speed skater
  • Anton Walbrook
    Austrian actor

The name Anton in Pop Culture

  • Anton Freeman
    character in film "Gattaca"
  • Anton Briggs
    character on TV's "Dexter"
  • Anton Tobias
    character in film "Idle Hands"
  • Anton "Tony" Wyzek
    character in musical "West Side Story"
  • Anton Gast
    main character in classic German childrens' book "Pünktchen und Anton" by Erich Kästner
  • Tzar Anton I
    character in webcomic "The Flying Ship" by Jess Milton
  • Anton
    a main character in the book, "Burning Glass" by Kathryn Purdie
  • Anton Zeck
    the real name of Bebop, the Mutant Warthog in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
  • Anton Sokolov
    character in the Dishonored franchise

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