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Anton

Anton proper noun: a male given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Anton (countable and uncountable, plural Antons)

  1. 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
  2. A surname.
  3. A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Анто́н (Antón).
  4. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Colorado.
  5. A city in Hockley County, Texas.
  6. An unincorporated community in the town of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin.
  7. A river in Hampshire, England, a tributary of the River Test.
  8. A village and municipality in Sofia province, Bulgaria.

Forms of Anton

pluralAntons

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

  1. Antoing
  2. antojito
  3. antojitos
  4. Antolin
  5. Antolins
  6. Anton
  7. Anton Pillar order
  8. Anton Piller order
  9. Anton Piller orders
  10. Anton syndrome
  11. Anton-Babinski syndrome

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