Antun
- 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.
Notable people called Antun
- Antun Gustav Matoš — Croatian poet and writer
- Antun Mihanović — Author 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.