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Meaning

The name Anton has the following meaning:

A flourishing man.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Anton is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 709 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Anton fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 131 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 968 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Anton in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Anton is pronounced as an-tun

Origins

Anton originates from the German language.
See other suggested German boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Anton and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Anton: Boys - Dutch, Leonard, Leopold, Maynard, Roderick, Sigmund, Theodoric, Tillman, Volney, Wendell, Wilbert, Girls - Bernardine, Eloise, Griselda, Lesia, Both genders - Emerson, Raymond, Walter

Variants

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Anton are: Tony

Style

We think the name Anton should fall under the following style category: German.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Anton to be: Smart, strong and tough chap

In one word, you might describe Anton as a(n) "smart" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Anton (or its variants) are:

Anton Johannes Geesink, born on 6 April, a famous athlete. Anton Johannes Geesink's background: A Dutch 10th dan judoka. He is a three-time World Judo Champion (1961, 1964 and 1965) and Olympic Gold Medalist(1964).

Anton Karas, born on 7 July, a famous musician. Anton Karas's background: A Viennese zither player, best known for his soundtrack to Carol Reed's 1949 adaptation of The Third Man.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov , born on 29 January, a famous writer. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 's background: A Russian short-story writer and playwright. His playwriting career produced four classics, while his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practiced as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: 'Medicine is my lawful wife,' he once said, 'and literature is my mistress'.
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