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Antun

Male#74 most common in Croatia11,893 people in Croatia
Meaning:
From the Roman family name Antonius
Origin:
Latin

About the name Antun

Croatian form of Anthony, from the Roman gens Antonius; associated with St. Anthony of Padua.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
June 13 (sv. Antun Padovanski)
Nicknames:
Ante, Anto, Toni

Popularity with newborns

Antun 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

11,893 people in Croatia are called Antun, according to the 2021 census. That is #74 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Antun is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

ReligiousSaint's nameCroatianClassicPopular

Notable people called Antun

  • Antun Gustav MatošCroatian poet and writer
  • Antun MihanovićAuthor of the Croatian national anthem

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.