Anton

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Latin. countable, uncountable

    "'As far as I'm concerned, he's Benjamin Rigby,' said Kit, after the first time we met him. 'He seems like a decent baby and he deserves a decent name. Not that his father's got one, so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.' Kit thinks it's only acceptable to 'go around calling yourself Anton', as he puts it, if you're Spanish, Mexican or Colombian, or if you're a hairdresser or a professional ice-skater."

  2. 2
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Анто́н (Antón). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Washington County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A city in Hockley County, Texas. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A river in Hampshire, England, a tributary of the River Test. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A village and municipality in Sofia province, Bulgaria. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"Mr. Anton spoke to them coldly."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony.

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