Meaning, origin and history of the name Anton

Gender Masculine

Scripts ანტონ (Georgian)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈan.toːn/ (German) /ˈan.tɔn/ (German) /ɐn.ˈton/ (Russian) /ˈɑn.tɔn/ (Dutch) /ɐn.ˈtɔn/ (Ukrainian) /an.ˈton/ (Belarusian, Romanian) /an.ˈtóːn/ (Slovene) /ˈɑn.ton/ (Finnish) /an.tʼɔn/ (Georgian) /ˈæn.tɑn/ (American English) /ˈæn.tɒn/ (British English) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Form of Antonius (see Anthony) used in various languages. A notable bearer was the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904).

VariantsAntoon, Antonie, Antonius (Dutch) Andon, Antoniy (Bulgarian) Andon, Antonij (Macedonian) Antonijo, Antun, Antonio (Croatian) Antoniu (Romanian) Anttoni (Finnish) Antony (English)

DiminutivesToni (German) Ton, Toon, Teun, Teunis, Theun, Theunis (Dutch) Doncho, Toni (Bulgarian) Tone (Slovene) Dončo (Macedonian) Ante, Anto, Tonći, Tonči, Toni (Croatian) Tõnis, Tõnu (Estonian) Toni (Finnish)

Feminine FormsAntonia (German) Antonia (Swedish) Antonia (Norwegian) Antonia (Danish) Antonia (Dutch) Antonia, Antoniya (Bulgarian) Antonija (Slovene) Antónia (Slovak) Antonija (Croatian) Antonia (Romanian)

Other Languages & CulturesAntoine, Antwan (African American) Antonius (Ancient Roman) Andoni, Antton (Basque) Antoni (Catalan) Antonín (Czech) Antono, Anĉjo (Esperanto) Antoine, Titouan (French) Antón (Galician) Antonios, Antonis (Greek) Akoni, Anakoni (Hawaiian) Antal, Tóni (Hungarian) Antonio, Antonello, Nello, Tonino, Tonio (Italian) Antons (Latvian) Antoon (Limburgish) Antanas (Lithuanian) Antoni (Polish) Toni, Toninho (Portuguese) Antônio (Portuguese (Brazilian)) António (Portuguese (European)) Antonije, Anto (Serbian) Antonio, Antón, Toni, Toño (Spanish)

Same SpellingAntón

User SubmissionsÁnton, Antón, Antôn

classic formal upper class wholesome strong refined simple serious

Austria: October 24

Bulgaria: January 17

Estonia: January 17

Finland: January 17

Germany: June 13

Norway: January 17

Slovakia: June 13

Sweden: January 17

Entry updated May 26, 2026