Anton (name)

Anton is the short form of the Latin male given name Antonius .

Origin and meaning

Antonius means "coming from the family of the Antonians ". In Roman antiquity he was the gentile name (family name) of a famous family. It also becomes a first name through the family members of the clan.

The name probably comes originally from ancient Greek and is said to refer mythically to an Anteon , son of Heracles / Hercules . An etymological interpretation can be derived from Άντώνιος - “worthy of prizes, inestimable, not for sale”: ( ὤνιος - “for sale, for sale” and ἀντἰ anti - “against”, in a privative meaning).

variants

general:

• Tonius
• Antoninus (Latin derivative) and its derivatives

in certain languages:

• German : Anton
  • Frisian : Tönjes
  • Low German : Tönnies, Tönne, Tüns
  • Rhenish : Tonnies, Tünnes
  • Swabian : Done
  • Bavarian : Done
  • Austrian : Anton, Toni , Tone
• Basque : Andoni
• English : Anthony
• Estonian : Tõnis , Tõnu
• Finnish : Anton, Anttoni, Antton, Antto, Toni
• French : Antoine
• Georgian : Antone
• Greek : Antonios , Antonis, Antoni
• Icelandic : Anton
• Italian : Antonio, Dim. Antonello and Tonino , Tonio
• Catalan : Antoni
• Croatian : Antun, Ante, Anto
• Latin : Antonius
• Latvian : Antons
• Lithuanian : Antanas
• Luxembourgish : Do, Tunnes
• Dutch : Antonie, Anthonie, Antoon, Anton, Anthonis, Antheunis, Toon, Ton, Teunis, Tony, Tonnie, Twan
• Norwegian : Anton
• Oriya : Totono
• Polish : Antoni , Antoniusz
• Portuguese : António, Antônio, Antão
• Romansh : Antieni, Tön
• Russian : Anton (Антон)
• Serbian : Antonije (Aнтониjе)
• Slovak : Ante , Antek
• Slovenian : Anton, Tone
• Spanish : Antonio, Antón
• Czech : Antonín
• Turkish : Antümi
• Hungarian : Antal

Short forms :

• German : Toni
• English : Tony
• Russian : Toscha, Antoscha
• Czech: Tonda

The feminine form of the given name is Antonia .

Surname forming:

• poor .: Antonjan
• Greek: Antoniadis, Antonopoulos, Antoniou
• ital .: Antonioli , Antonioni , Antonacci
• Croat .: Antunović, Antunić, Antičević, Antičić
• Polish: Antoniewicz
• russ .: Antonov (Антонов)
• Antonyan

Name days

→ Main article : Saint Anthony

Both the numerous saints named Antonius and Antoninus come into consideration as name days .

Well-known namesake

Einname (various forms)

please refer:

• Saint Anthony
• List of rulers named Anton

Anton

• Anton Anton (* 1949), Romanian politician and engineer
• Anton Bruckner (1824–1896), Austrian composer
• Anton Corbijn (* 1955), Dutch photographer and film director
• Anton Führer (1854–1929), German teacher and author
• Anton Domenico Gabbiani (1652–1726), Italian painter, fresco artist and engraver
• Anton Paul Heilmann (1850–1912), Austrian painter and illustrator
• Anton Hofreiter (* 1970), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
• Anton Karas (1906–1985), Austrian zither player, composer and innkeeper
• Anton Clemens Lünenschloß (1678–1763), German painter and plasterer
• Anton Morgenstern (* 1991), German poker player
• Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894), Russian composer, pianist and conductor
• Anton Saefkow (1903–1944), German resistance fighter against National Socialism
• Anton Salg (1880 or 1881–1940), German football player and official
• Anton Schlecker (* 1944), German entrepreneur
• Anton Schlembach (1932–2020), German Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Speyer
• Harald Anton Schumacher (* 1954), German soccer goalkeeper, see Toni Schumacher (soccer player, 1954)
• Anton Eric Scotoni (1916–2011), Swiss entrepreneur
• Anton Skulberg (1921–2012), Norwegian politician and university professor
• Anton Powolny (* 1899; † unknown), Austrian football player
• Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), Russian writer
• Anton Wigg (* 1987), Swedish poker player
• Anton Yelchin (1989–2016), American film actor
• Anton Zaslavski (* 1989), German music producer and DJ, known as Zedd

Antonin

→ Main article : Antonin (first name)

Antonio

• Antonio I. Acciaiuoli († 1435), Duke of Athens
• Antonio Biaggi (* 1978), Puerto Rican porn actor
• Antonio da Brescia , Italian medalist
• Antonio da Cremona , Italian wood cutter
• Antonio da Negroponte , Italian painter and clergyman
• Antonio de Nebrija (1441 or 1444–1522), Spanish humanist and philologist
• Antonio Ambrogio Alciati (1878–1929), Italian painter
• Antonio Angelillo (1937–2018), Argentine-Italian soccer player and coach
• Antonio Balzano (* 1986), Italian football player
• Antonio Banderas (* 1960), Spanish actor
• Juan Antonio Bardem (1922–2002), Spanish film director and screenwriter
• Antonio Bellucci (1654–1726), Italian painter
• Antonio Beltrami (1724–1784), Italian painter
• Antonio Benarrivo (* 1968), Italian football player
• Antonio Benvenuto (* 1978), Italian pool player
• Antonio Bernacchi (1685–1756), Italian singer (old castrato) and singing teacher
• Antonio Bertali (1605–1669), Italian composer and violinist
• Antonio Bocchetti (* 1980), Italian football player
• Antonio Boroni (1738–1792), Italian composer and conductor
• Antonio Borosini (around 1660 – after 1711), Italian singer (tenor)
• António Botto (1897-1959), Portuguese writer
• Antonio Buzzolla (1815–1871), Italian composer and conductor
• Antonio Cabrini (* 1957), Italian football player and coach
• Antonio Caldara (1670–1736), Italian composer
• António Pereira de Sousa Caldas (1762-1814), Portuguese author and poet
• Antônio Callado (1917–1997), Brazilian writer and journalist
• Antonio Campi (around 1523–1587), Italian painter
• Antonio Caprioli (around 1470 – after 1514), Italian composer
• Antonio Cassano (* 1982), Italian football player
• Antonio Candreva (* 1987), Italian football player
• Antonio Canova (1757–1822), Italian sculptor
• Antonio Carannante (* 1965), Italian football player
• António Carreira (around 1525 – around 1592), Portuguese composer, organist and harpsichordist
• Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra (1616–1668), Spanish painter, sculptor and poet
• Antonio Cesti (1623–1669), Italian composer
• António Chainho (* 1938), Portuguese guitarist and composer
• António Ribeiro Chiado (around 1520–1591), Portuguese poet and playwright
• Antonio Chimenti (* 1970), Italian football player
• Antonio Ciacca (* 1969), Italian-American jazz musician
• Antonio Cifra (1584–1629), Italian composer and conductor
• Antonio Circignani (called Pomarancio) (approx. 1567 – around 1630) Italian painter
• Antonio Ciseri (1821-1891), Italian painter
• Antonio Conte (* 1969), Italian football player and coach
• Antonio da Correggio (1489–1534), Italian painter
• Antonio Cortés (1827–1908), Spanish painter
• Antonio da Cremona (proven around 1550), Italian wood cutter
• Antonio Croci (around 1610 – after 1642), Italian composer
• António Victorino de Almeida (* 1940), Portuguese conductor, pianist, composer, writer
• Antonio Di Gaudio (* 1989), Italian football player
• Antonio Di Gennaro (* 1958), Italian football player and coach
• Antonio Di Natale (* 1977), Italian football player
• Antonio Di Salvo (* 1979), Italian football player
• Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864), Brazilian poet
• António Dinis da Cruz e Silva (1731–1799), Portuguese writer
• Antonio Doni (1513–1574), Italian writer
• Antonio Draghi (1634–1700), Italian composer
• Antonio Filippini (* 1973), Italian football player
• Antonio Floro Flores (* 1983), Italian football player
• Antonio Fontanesi (1818–1882), Italian painter
• António Fragoso (1897–1918), Portuguese pianist and composer
• Antonio Domenico Gabbiani, see Anton Domenico Gabbiani (1652–1726), Italian painter
• Antonio Gabica (* 1972), Filipino pool player
• Antonio Galli da Bibiena (1697 / 98–1774), Italian architect and scenographer
• Antonio Giannettini (1648–1721), Italian composer
• Antonio Gomar y Gomar (1853-1911) Spanish painter
• Antonio Guadagnoli (1798-1858), Italian poet
• Antonio Gualtieri (around 1580–1649 / 50), Italian composer
• Antonio Herrezuelo (around 1513–1559), Spanish evangelical martyr
• Antonio Juliano (born 1943), Italian football player
• Antonio Langella (* 1977), Italian football player
• Antonio Lining (born 1963), Filipino pool player
• Antonio Lotti (approx. 1667–1740), Italian composer
• António de Macedo (1931-2017), Portuguese director and writer
• Antonio Machado (1875–1939), Spanish poet
• Antonio Marini (1788–1861), Italian painter and restorer
• Antonio Maria Mazzoni (1717–1785), Italian composer
• Antonio Mirante (* 1983), Italian football player
• Antonio Morella (* 1994), Russian football player
• Antonio da Negroponte (2nd half of the 15th century), Italian painter
• António Nobre (1867–1900), Portuguese poet
• Antonio Nocerino (* 1985), Italian football player
• Antonio Orefice (around 1685 – around 1727), Italian lawyer and composer
• Antonio Palocci (* 1983), Brazilian politician
• Antonio Palomino (1653–1726), Spanish art writer and painter
• Antonio Pangallo (* 1990), German-Italian soccer player
• Antonio Paradiso (actor) (born 1965), Italian actor
• Antonio Paradiso (soccer player) (* 1965), Swiss soccer player
• Antonio Pasculli (around 1842 – around 1924), Italian oboist and composer
• Antonio Patard (around 1550 – after 1605), Italian trumpeter and composer
• Antonio de Pereda (1611–1678), Spanish painter
• Antonio Francesco Peruzzini (1643 / 46–1724), Italian landscape painter
• Antonio Piccolo (* 1988), Italian football player
• António Pinho Vargas (* 1951), Portuguese pianist and composer
• Antonio Pisanello (1395 – around 1455), Italian painter
• Antonio Pollarolo (1676–1746), Italian organist and composer
• Antonio Rolla (1798–1837), Italian violin virtuoso and composer
• António Ramos Rosa (1924–2013), Portuguese poet and translator
• Antonio Rosati (* 1983), Italian football player
• Antonio Rozzi (* 1994), Italian football player
• Antonio Rüdiger (* 1993), German soccer player
• Antonio Sacchini (1730–1786), Italian composer
• Antonio Salieri (1750-1825), Italian composer
• António Sardinha (1887–1925), Portuguese writer and politician
• Antonio Sartorio (around 1630–1681), Italian composer
• António Setas (* 1942), Angolan writer and journalist
• Antonio Scandello (1517–1580), Italian conductor and composer
• António José da Silva (1705–1739), Portuguese-Brazilian comedy poet
• Antonio Squarcialupi (around 1416–1480), Italian organist and composer
• Antonio Stoppani (1824-1891), Italian geologist
• Antonio Tabucchi (1943–2012), Italian writer
• António Teixeira (1707–1776), Portuguese composer
• António Teixeira de Sousa (1857-1917), Portuguese politician
• Antonio Tempesta (approx. 1555–1630), Italian painter and etcher
• Antonio Terenghi (1921–2014), Italian comic artist
• Antonio Tozzi (around 1730 – after 1812), Italian composer
• Antonio Valente (composer) (around 1520 – around 1600), Italian organist and composer
• António Valente da Fonseca (1884–1972), Portuguese clergyman, Bishop of Vila Real
• António Lopes dos Santos Valente (1839–1896), Portuguese linguist and lexicographer
• António Sebastião Valente (1846–1908), Portuguese clergyman, Archbishop of Goa
• Antonio Vandini (around 1690–1778), Italian cellist and composer
• Antonio Veneziano (1543–1593), Italian poet
• Antonio Veneziano (active between 1369 and 1388), Italian painter
• Antonio Veracini (1659–1733), Italian violinist and composer
• Antonio Verrio (1636 or 1639–1707), Italian painter
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), Venetian composer and violinist
• Antonio Vivarini (also Antonio da Murano) (active approx. 1440–1480), Italian painter
• Antonio Vojak (1904–1975), Italian football player and coach
• Antonio Wannek (* 1979), German actor
• Antonio Maria Zaccaria (1502–1539), founder of the Barnabite Order
• Antonio Zanchi (1631–1722), Italian painter
• Antonio Zucchi (1726–1795), Italian painter

Antony

• Antonius Architecctus , Roman architect who worked in Dacia in the 2nd quarter of the 1st century
• Antonius Jacobus Henckel (1668–1728), German theologian
• Antonius Niger (1500–1555) German humanist, scientist and physician
• Antonius Salamanca-Hoyos († 1551), Bishop of Gurk

Antoine

• Antoine Brison (* 1992), German actor
• Antoine Conte (* 1994), French football player
• Antoine Griezmann (* 1991), French football player
• Antoine Konrad , known as DJ Antoine (* 1975), Swiss musician
• Antoine Lefèvre (* 1966), French politician
• Antoine Monot (* 1975), German actor and film producer
• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944), French writer and pilot
• Antoine Saout (* 1984), French poker player
• Antoine de Vergy (1375–1439), Count von Dammartin, adviser and chamberlain to the king and Marshal of France

Middle name (various forms)

• José António dos Santos Silva , known as Zé António (* 1977), Portuguese football player

Pseudonyms, artist names (various forms)

• Anton from Tyrol, better known as DJ Ötzi , born. Gerhard Friedle (* 1971), Austrian musician
• DJ Antoine , actually Antoine Konrad (* 1975), Swiss musician

Fictional people

• one of the Mainzelmännchen , cartoon character of the ZDF advertising television
• with Erich Kästner the hero of the children's book Pünktchen und Anton
• the main character of the Guardian novels by Sergei Lukyanenko

Other terms

• Anton is used for the letter A in the German spelling table.

Web links

 Frequency, regional distribution and age cohort distribution of the name Anton in Slovenia

Individual evidence

1. ^ JE Stadler, FJ Heim, JN Ginal: Complete Lexicon of Saints . B. Schmid'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Augsburg 1858, note on ¹ p. Antonia, p. 246 ( zeno.org ).
2. ↑ NBI Verklaring voornaam Twan