Names like Anthony
Anthony is a three-syllable Latin name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Anthony.
Giovanny Italian · variant of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, meaning God is gracious
Jovany Italian · variant spelling of Giovanni, 'God is gracious'
Avery English · an Anglo-Norman remaking of Alfred, "elf counsel," the wise counsel of the old stories; centuries as a surname, then a first name again, unisex since the 1990s and now led by girls. Soft sound, surprisingly deep roots
Legacy Latin · word name meaning 'something handed down', from Latin legare, to bequeath
The same roots
Also Latin names, from the tradition Anthony comes from.
Oliver Latin · traditionally "olive tree," from the Old French Olivier, though scholars suspect a Norse or Germanic name beneath the Latin polish; a knight of the oldest French epics and a Dickens hero, lately the top boys' name across much of the English-speaking world
Ellery Latin · English surname, traditionally linked to Hilarius, meaning 'cheerful'
Adrian Latin · from Hadria
Dominic Latin · "belonging to the Lord," from Dominicus, once given to boys born on Sunday, the Lord's day; carried by the medieval saint who founded the Dominicans and long favored in Catholic families. Dom is the sturdy short form
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1990s, the same decade as Anthony, on a similar curve.
Genaro Latin · Spanish/Italian form of Gennaro (Januarius), linked to the Latin month name January
Claudio Latin · Italian/Spanish form of Claudius, traditionally 'lame'
Zackery Hebrew · variant spelling of Zachary, from Hebrew meaning 'God has remembered'
Zachery Hebrew · variant spelling of Zachary, from Hebrew Zechariah, 'God has remembered'
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