Anthony

American

[an-tuh-nee, an-thuh-nee, an-thuh-nee, -tuh-] / ˈæn tə ni, ˈæn θə ni, ˈæn θə ni, -tə- /

noun

Mark Antony.
Saint, a.d. 251?–356?, Egyptian hermit: founder of Christian monasticism.
Susan Brownell 1820–1906, U.S. reformer and suffragist.
a first name: from Latin Antonius, a family name.

Anthony British

/ ˈæntənɪ /

noun

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

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Fast facts: Dominic Sessa of “The Holdovers” plays a young, obnoxious and scrappy Anthony Bourdain, the chef-turned-TV-star who died in 2018, in this biopic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

One of the trailing Democrats — former state Legislative leader Anthony Rendon —has already endorsed Barrera.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

British actor Anthony Head has died at the age of 72.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The Brit has hosted more competition shows than I can count, yet also gifted food lovers with “Uncharted” in the vein of Anthony Bourdain before him.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

“Can’t talk, Anthony!” he said, glancing back just long enough to see Anthony flicker in and out of view, less than six inches from his face.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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