Anthony
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Anthony, commonly shortened to Tony
Tony
Tony is a male name. It can be a short form of Anthony or Antonio. It may refer to:* Anthony , includes a list of people with this name* Kawasaki Ki-61, a Japanese WWII-era fighter aircraft, code-named "Tony"...

, may refer to:

Ancient and medieval Christianity

  • St. Anthony the Great
    Anthony the Great
    Anthony the Great or Antony the Great , , also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius , and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers...

    , of Egypt, 4th century founder of Christian monasticism
  • St. Anthony the Hermit
    Anthony the Hermit
    Anthony the Hermit , also known as Antony of Lérins, is a Christian saint. Anthony was born in Italy in the late 5th century, and raised from the age of eight by his relative St. Severinus...

     (Antony of Lerins), 5th century hermit of Italy and Gaul
  • St. Anthony of Kiev, founder of Russian monasticism
  • St. Anthony of Padua
    Anthony of Padua
    Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon, O.F.M., was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Though he died in Padua, Italy, he was born to a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, which is where he was raised...

    , considered the greatest miracle worker of the thirteenth century
  • Antoninus of Florence, archbishop of Florence

Politics and history

  • Marc Antony, Roman statesman and general
  • Anthony I of Portugal, King of Brazil
  • Anthony of Navarre
    Antoine of Navarre
    Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme was head of the House of Bourbon from 1537 to 1562, and jure uxoris King of Navarre from 1555 to 1562.-Family:...

    , King of Navarre and Duke of Bourbon
  • Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Fiction

  • Anthony (Encantadia), fictional character in Encantadia
  • Anthony (comic), Indian comic book character

Locations

United Kingdom
  • Antony, Cornwall
    Antony, Cornwall
    Antony is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula about three miles west of Torpoint and has a shop, a pub and a garage....

     (usage varies)


United States
  • Anthony, Florida
    Anthony, Florida
    Anthony is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States. It is located on County Road 200A . The Anthony post office has zip code 32617. The community is named after Edwin Clark Anthony who bought land from the pioneer Jacob Leitner. Anthony was incorporated in 1892...

  • Anthony, Indiana
    Anthony, Indiana
    Anthony is an unincorporated town in Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana....

  • Anthony, Kansas
    Anthony, Kansas
    Anthony is a city in and the county seat of Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,269.-19th century:...

  • Anthony, New Mexico
    Anthony, New Mexico
    Anthony is a city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA. The population was 7,904 at the 2000 census. It is located on the New Mexico–Texas state line in the Upper Mesilla Valley, and on Interstate 10, 27 miles south of Las Cruces and 21 miles north of El Paso, Texas...

  • Anthony, Texas
    Anthony, Texas
    Anthony is an incorporated town in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,850 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Anthony is located at ....


See also

  • Anton (disambiguation)
  • Antony (disambiguation)
  • Antonio
    Antonio
    Antonio is a Greek, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish first name. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella...

  • Antonius
    Antonius
    Antonius is the nomen of the gens Antonia, one of the most important plebeian families at Rome. It is also the source of the English personal name Anthony, as well as a number of similar names in various European languages....

  • Antoine
    Antoine
    Antoine is a French given name meaning beyond praise or highly praise-worthy.-As a first name:*Antoine Arbogast, French mathematician*Antoine Arnauld, French theologian, philosopher and mathematician...

  • Antonia (disambiguation)
  • Saint Anthony (disambiguation)
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