The first name Anthony

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About the first name Anthony

Meaning

The name Anthony is related to Antoine. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Anthony belongs to the same name family as Antoine. The name Antoine comes from the Latin Antonius, an ancient name later widely spread through the cult of several saints.

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In archival records, Anthony may coexist with Antoine or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:an-to-nyænθəni

Frequency of the first name Anthony by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Anthony by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name AnthonyLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Anthony in baptisms by year.10075502501785183018751920196520101785–1789 1 baptisms1795–1799 1 baptisms1825–1829 1 baptisms1830–1834 4 baptisms1835–1839 1 baptisms1840–1844 10 baptisms1845–1849 6 baptisms1850–1854 6 baptisms1855–1859 7 baptisms1860–1864 9 baptisms1865–1869 1 baptisms1875–1879 3 baptisms1880–1884 1 baptisms1885–1889 3 baptisms1890–1894 3 baptisms1895–1899 2 baptisms1900–1904 1 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms1910–1914 2 baptisms1915–1919 2 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 1 baptisms1945–1949 1 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms1960–1964 1 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms1975–1979 3 baptisms1980–1984 8 baptisms1985–1989 7 baptisms1990–1994 24 baptisms1995–1999 51 baptisms2000–2004 25 baptisms2005–2009 14 baptisms2010–2014 3 baptisms

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