THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Anthony
Anthony is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Anthony Villanueva, Anthony Alonzo. This snapshot links the name to 17 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of uncertain etymology, but is not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etruscan origin, possibly derived from Ani, the Etruscan god of the sky. Doublet of Antoine.
A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
Wiktionary: Anthony (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Anthony
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Anthony Alonzo
former action star and councilor
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Anthony Villanueva
Philippine boxer (1945-2014)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
12
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
17
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Anthony Villanueva, Anthony Alonzo
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Anthony in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Anthony
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Anton♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Andoy♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Anilona·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Anson♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Antonia♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Antonie♂♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Antonio♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jhony·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Anthony?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Anthony
11 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Anthony Isidro·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Anthony James·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Anthony Jesus·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Dean Anthony·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Dennise Anthony·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Jo Anthony·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Mark Anthony♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Noel Anthony·Recorded Philippine given-name form
Explore Anthony further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q12241622 — Anthony (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Anthony Villanueva (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q12241622 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Anthony Alonzo (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q12241622 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Anthony (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.