Anthony

[an-tuh-nee for 1, 2; an-thuh-nee for 3; an-thuh-nee or, esp. British, -tuh- for 4]

noun

Antony, Mark.

Saint,a.d. 251?–356?, Egyptian hermit: founder of Christian monasticism.

Susan Brow·nell

[brou-nel] /ˈbraʊ nɛl/, 1820–1906, U.S. reformer and suffragist.

a male given name: from Latin Antonius, a family name.

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Examples from the Web for anthony

Contemporary Examples of anthony

Anthony Goldstein probably chose a trip to the Quidditch World Cup over his Birthright trip to Israel.
Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror
Candida Moss, Joel Baden
January 4, 2015
Replying to a fan, she wrote, “Anthony Goldstein, Ravenclaw, Jewish wizard.”
Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror
Candida Moss, Joel Baden
January 4, 2015
Seth, Joe, and [Anthony] Mackie reenacting the scene from BIG on the floor piano at FAO Schwartz with KANYE WEST.
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William Boot
December 14, 2014
The city was sued and paid $5 million for the actions of officer Anthony Blake.
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Justin Glawe
December 5, 2014
Anthony Elonis has served more than three years in prison for posting a series of seemingly threatening statements on Facebook.
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Geoffrey R. Stone
December 1, 2014

Historical Examples of anthony

As I thought of Anthony, Mrs. East came and stood beside me.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
"I think he came from your friend Anthony with an 'H,'" Cleopatra broke in.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
When I had polished them off, Anthony shook his green-turbaned head.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
Anthony had brought this on himself, but I was not angry with Anthony.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
True, Anthony Fenton had in his veins but very few such drops.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for anthony

Anthony

noun

Saint. ?251–?356 ad, Egyptian hermit, commonly regarded as the founder of Christian monasticism. Feast day: Jan 17

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Word Origin and History for anthony

Anthony

masc. proper name, from Latin Antonius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- probably suggested by many Greek loan words beginning anth-, e.g. anthros "flower," anthropos "man"); St. Anthony (4c.), Egyptian hermit, patron saint of swineherds, to whom one of each litter was usually vowed, hence Anthony for "smallest pig of the litter (1660s; in condensed form tantony pig from 1590s). St. Anthony's Fire (1520s), popular name for erysipelas, is said to be so called from the tradition that those who sought his intercession recovered from that distemper during a fatal epidemic in 1089.