Anton
Anton proper noun: a male given name from Latin.
Proper noun
Anton (countable and uncountable, plural Antons)
- A male given name from Latin.
- 'As far as I'm concerned, he's Benjamin Rigby,' said Kit, after the first time we met him. 'He seems like a decent baby and he deserves a decent name. Not that his father's got one, so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.' Kit thinks it's only acceptable to 'go around calling yourself Anton', as he...2011, Sophie Hannah, Lasting Damage, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 78
- A surname.
- A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Анто́н (Antón).
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Colorado.
- A city in Hockley County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin.
- A river in Hampshire, England, a tributary of the River Test.
- A village and municipality in Sofia province, Bulgaria.
Forms of Anton
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Origin of Anton
Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony.
Words formed from Anton
Phrases with Anton
Questions about Anton
- What does Anton mean?
- Anton means a male given name from Latin.
- What part of speech is Anton?
- Anton is a proper noun.
Words near Anton in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Anton (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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