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Anthony m. Latin Antonius, a Roman gens. The gens may itself be of Etruscan origin.

The name of a a 4th C Egyptian saint, a 4th C Roman martyr, a 6th C Roman saint, an 11th C Kievan saint, a 12th C Russian saint, a 13th C Italian saint, a 15th C Italian saint, a 16th C claimant to the throne of Portugal, and a 16th C king of Navarre.

The 4th C Saint Anthony was the namesake of a number of medieval orders, including the legendary Ethiopian Order of Saint Anthony, founded by Prester John in the 4th C, the Hospital Brothers of Saint Anthony, founded in the late 11th C, and the Bavarian Order of Saint Anthony, founded in the late 14th C.

England
Latin
● 1530 Anthonio (dat) LIWill-III p. 32
English
● 1529 Anthony PP-HenV p. 7; 1530 Anthony LIWill-III p. 41, PP-HenV p. 15; 1540 Anthonie StAnthonlin p. 2; 1543 Antony BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1546 Antony ibid. p. 5; 1551 Antony ibid. p. 7; 1552 Antony ibid. p. 7; 1555 Anthony bruton-vol1 p. 2; 1557 Anthony StAnthonlin p. 12, Antonye BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1558 Anthony SaxhamSf p. 130, bruton-vol1 p. 29; 1558–9 Anthony StMary-Ke p. 3; 1559 Anthony BUmar-vol9 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 13; 1560 Anthony DU-DSMMar, Antony BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1561 Antony ibid. p. 11; 1562 Anthonie ibid. p. 11, OrpingtonKe p. 1, Anthony BarnstapleBap p. 12, Antonye ibid. p. 12; 1564 Anthony StAnthonlin p. 17; 1566 Anthony ibid. p. 18, bruton-vol1 p. 35, Antoni BUmar-vol2 p. 116; 1567 Anthony StAnthonlin p. 19; 1568 Anthony ibid. p. 19; 1569 Anthony ibid. p. 20; 1571 Anthony ibid. p. 21; 1572 Anthony ibid. p. 22; 1573 Anthony BEmar-vol1 p. 9; 1574 Anthony StAnthonlin p. 24; 1575 Anthony BEmar-vol1 p. 9, Anthonye ibid. p.9; 1576 Anthonie OrpingtonKe p. 4; 1578 Anthony BUmar-vol9 p. 6; 1579 Anthony StAnthonlin p. 27; 1581/2 Antonye HAmar-vol9 p. 50; 1582 Anthonie ibid. p. 68, Anthony BUmar-vol1 p. 26, Anthonye BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1583 Anthony StAnthonlin p. 30; 1584 Anthony DEmar-vol2 p. 10, StAnthonlin p. 31; 1585 Anthony DEmar-vol2 p. 11; 1586 Anthony StAnthonlin p. 32; 1587 Anthony bruton-vol1 p. 8; 1588 Anthony CAmar-vol1 p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 33; 1589 Anthony BEmar-vol2 p. 54, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, DEmar-vol2 p. 17; 1590 Anthony ibid. p. 22; 1591 Anthony BEmar-vol1 p. 14, COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol2 p. 23; 1592 Anthony ibid. p. 24, StAnthonlin p. 35; 1593 Anthony BUmar-vol9 p. 8, DEmar-vol2 p. 26, StAnthonlin p. 36; 1594 Anthony ibid. p. 37, Anthonye BEmar-vol2 p. 131, SaxhamSf p. 40; 1595 Anthonie ibid. p. 5, Anthony DEmar-vol2 p. 31, HAmar-vol9 p. 116, SaxhamSf p. 5; 1596 Anthony DEmar-vol2 p. 34; 1597 Anthony BUmar-vol2 p. 141; 1598 Anthony DEmar-vol2 p. 37; 1599 Anthony ibid. p. 40
Estonia
Middle Low German
◑ 1435 Tones BbRT p. 357; 1524 Tonnis Arbusow p. 99; 1592 Tonnies Tiik1977 p. 286, Tonnis ibid. p. 285
France
Latin
● 1378 Anthonio (dat) hanquetvol1 no. 91, Antonio (dat) ibid. 1697
◑ c1050 Antonino (abl) StVdM-II 696
Old French
● 1313 Anthoine Paris1313 p. 31
◑ 1313 Thonin Paris1313 p. 91
Middle French
● 1392 Anthoine MemBret-II col. 612, Antoine ibid. col. 612; 1418 Anthoine HGParis p. 373; 1421 Anthoine favier 380; 1423 Anthoine ibid. 106; 1438 Anthoine ibid. 372; 1588 Antoine raymond1588 p. 567; 1589 Antoine ibid. p. 572
◑ 1392 Antonin MemBret-II col. 612
Germany
Latin
● 882 Antonius (nom) quix-vol1 96
Early New High German
● 1419 Anthoni (nom) mairhofer DCCXIII, Anthony (nom) ibid. DCCXII; 1429 Anthoni (nom) ibid. DCCXXXI; 1497 Antoni Nurn1497 p. 2
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Antonii (gen) BBC-Berg 109; 1272 Antonius (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1288 Antonius (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1290 Antonius (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1301 Antonius (nom) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 51; 1326 Antonii (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 426; 1348 Antonio (dat) INP 22, Antonium (acc) ibid. 27, Antonius (nom) ibid. 22; 1522x1532 Antonii (gen) DSF p. 51, 21, Antonius (nom) ibid. p. 50, 1; 1527 Antonii (gen) Rome1527 p. 87, Antonij (gen) ibid. p. 89, Antonius (nom) ibid. p. 83
◑ 1326 Antoniolo (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 437; 1522x1532 Antonello (nom) DSF p. 52, 32, Antonellus (nom) ibid. p. 50, 1
Latvia
Middle Low German
● 1572 Tonnis Arbuzov1920 p. 46
◑ 1523 Tonnis Arbusow p. 100; 1540 Tonnis ibid. p. 98; 1561 Tonnis Arbuzov1920 p. 46; 1573 Tonnis ibid. p. 47
Malta
Latin
● 1465 Antonius (nom) Gozo1465 p. 153
The Netherlands
Dutch
● 1560 Antheunisse MagMiddelburg-1560; 1561 Antheunisse ibid.; 1562 Antheunisse ibid.; 1563 Antheunisse ibid.; 1567 Antheunisse ibid.; 1569 Anthonis ibid.; 1570 Anthony ibid.; 1573 Anthonys ibid.; 1574 Anthony ibid.; 1575 Antheunis ibid.
Spain
Latin
● 1487 Antonius (nom) carbonell p. 10; 1488 Antonii (gen) ibid. p. 22, Antonius (nom) ibid. p. 21; 1489 Antonii (gen) ibid. p. 32, Antonium (acc) ibid. p. 29; 1490 Antonii (gen) ibid. p. 41, Antonius (nom) ibid. p. 42
Catalan
● 1510 Anthon valencia1510 483, Anthoni ibid. 3157
Spanish
● 1495 Anthon montalvo; 1540 Antonio SanzSerrano; 1567 Antonio ibid., Antonyo ibid.
Switzerland
Latin
● 14thCx1478 Anthonii (gen) Ob-SPVn (166), Anthonium (acc) ibid. (80), Anthonius (nom) ibid. (18); 1466 Anthonii (gen) ibid. (79)
◑ 14thCx1478 Anthonodi (gen) Ob-SPVn (229)
Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Anthony". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Anthony.