Gender Masculine
Usage German, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian, Croatian, Romanian, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈan.toːn/(German) /ɐn.ˈton/(Russian) /ˈɑn.tɔn/(Dutch) /ɐn.ˈtɔn/(Ukrainian) /an.ˈton/(Belarusian) /an.ˈtóːn/(Slovene) /ˈɑn.ton/(Finnish) /an.tʼɔn/(Georgian) /ˈæn.tɑn/(English)
Meaning & History
Form of Antonius (see Anthony) used in various languages. A notable bearer was the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904).