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ANTHONY
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AN-thə-nee, AN-tə-nee
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. When their relationship turned sour, he and his mistress Cleopatra were attacked and forced to commit suicide, as related in Shakespeare's tragedy 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606).
The name became regularly used in the Christian world due to the fame of Saint Anthony the Great, a 3rd-century Egyptian hermit who founded Christian monasticism. Its popularity was reinforced in the Middle Ages by the 13th-century Saint Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of Portugal. In English it has been commonly (but incorrectly) associated with Greek ανθος (anthos) "flower", which resulted in the addition of the h in the 17th century.
"I KNEW I BELONGED TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE WORLD, NOT BECAUSE I WAS TALENTED OR EVEN BEAUTIFUL, BUT BECAUSE I HAD NEVER BELONGED TO ANYTHING OR ANYONE ELSE"---MARILYN MONROE
I like it for a middle name - especially with a short first name. It's a family name and we used it for my son's middle name. In my opinion, it's too plain for a first name.
Emma, DP of Loz. Future-Step-Mama to J (14) & K (9). Mama to Jaelah (6) Oliver (4) Mianna (3) & Harper (1). WTTC lucky #7 in 2014.
Thank you Yvonne (Jaidynsmum) for another gorgeous siggy
Praying hard for a rainbow baby.
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