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Anton

name

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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

Etymology

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

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