Anton
- Meaning:
- From the Roman family name Antonius
- Origin:
- Latin
About the name Anton
Form of Anthony from the Roman gens Antonius; common in Istria and among Central European communities.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- June 13 (sv. Antun Padovanski)
Popularity with newborns
Anton has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
3,680 people in Croatia are called Anton, according to the 2021 census. That is #248 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Anton is recorded in every Croatian county.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.