Meaning 
The name Anthony has the following meaning: Priceless. Also the name of a Roman clan. A safe but unadventurous choice. This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Pronunciation  The name Anthony is pronounced as ant-thun-ee
Origins  Anthony originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin baby names.
Related names  The following names are baby names related to Anthony and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Anthony: Boys - Atticus, Cassius, Corbin, Dexter, Fidel, Seneca, Silvio, Trent, Girls - Carla, Kiersten, Lucinda, Marina, Rosella, Venus
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Anthony: Andone (Spanish), Andoni, Anfernee, Antal, Anthany, Anthny, Anthoney, Anthoni, Anthonie, Antoine, Antonello (Eastern European), Antoni (Hungarian), Antonije, Antonio (French), Antony (English), Tola, Toncse (Basque), Tony (English), TosiaNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Anthony are: Tony, Tonio
Style 
We think the name Anthony should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Anthony to be: A tall, dark chap who is strongIn one word, you might describe Anthony as a(n) " strong" person. See other "strong" names for boys and girls.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Anthony is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 12 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Anthony fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 3 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 10 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Anthony in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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