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Re: What Does This Name Mean?
in reply to a message by Obie
That's only true for English words - not names! Antonious would mean "like Anthony", but Antonius is just another version of the name Anthony.
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You hit the nail on the head. I managed to expose my ignorance of both English AND Latin... I would have thought English 'Anthonine' would be perfectly acceptable. If I had known the truth, I'd have taken a bit closer look at the Latin rule.
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