Given name & surname
Antón
Antón is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Spanish and Galician.
Meaning & origin
Antón’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Antón shares an earlier linguistic root with Antonio. In Galician usage, Antón has a conventional equivalent in the English form Anthony. In Galician usage, Antón has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Antonio.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Antón has relatives in 13 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
11 related names in 13 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Antón
- Antón García AbrilSpanish composer (1933–2021)
- C. TanganaSpanish rapperborn 1990
- Antón de MarirregueraSpanish writer1605–1660
- Antón de AlaminosSpanish navigator and explorer1482–1600
- Antón Tovar BobilloSpanish poet (1921-2004)
- Antón Gómez-ReinoSpanish politicianborn 1980
- Antón Riveiro CoelloSpanish writerborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Antón, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Aarón
“enlightener”
>99% boys
Agatón
“good”
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Anthoin
Anthoin is a given name from Latin. It is used in Manx.
>99% boys
Exon
Exon is a surname, possibly from Medieval Latin.
77% boys · 23% girls
Antune
Antune is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Dalmatian.
>99% boys
Antòni
Antòni is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Occitan.
>99% boys
Antono
Antono is a given name from Latin. It is used in Esperanto.
>99% boys
Awentyn
Awentyn is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.
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