When the background is Italian, Nino or Toni, shortened from Antonino, are used. In the United States, it was the 43rd most popular male name in 2021, according to the Social Security Administration. Also significant was the later cult of Saint Anthony of Padua. Its use as a Christian name was due to the veneration of Saint Anthony the Great, the founder of Christian monasticism, particularly in Egypt. The usual abbreviated form is Tony or Toni (sometimes Tone, Ant, Anth or Anton). Įquivalents 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. 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 19 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland.
Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Ant, Anton, Antonino, Nino, Toni, Tony, Tone, ToñoĪnthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony ( Marcus Antonius) belonged.
