Given name & surname
Antal
“born with the break of day”·“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
Antal is a variant of Anatole. One Greek interpretation is “born with the break of day.” Antal is a variant of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Antal is a variant of Anatole. One Greek interpretation is “born with the break of day.” Antal is a variant of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Antal is a variant of Anatole. Anatole has been associated with Late Latin and Greek naming traditions. Antal is a variant of Anthony. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Antal developed from Antonius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Antal is a variant of Anatole. The history of Anatole gives this family its wider story. Anatole’s historical associations include an early bishop of Cahors and a 9th-century Scottish bishop.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Antal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8
- 8 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 1967. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 212 as a first name in 2020; 1,250 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Antal’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Antal has a diminutive in ANTI. Antal shares a linguistic root with Anthony. In Hungarian usage, Antal has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Antonio.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Antal has relatives in 11 languages.
13 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 23
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Antal
- Antal SzerbHungarian literary scholar and writer (1901–1945)
- Antal DorátiHungarian-born conductor and composer1906–1988
- Antal DunaiHungarian association football playerborn 1943
- Antal Kovácsjudokaborn 1972
- Antal BolváriHungarian water polo player (1932–2019)
- Antal SzabóHungarian footballer (1910-1972)
- Antal Kocsisboxer (1905–1994)
- Antal SzentmihályiHungarian footballerborn 1939
- Antal NagyHungarian footballer (born 1944)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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