Given name & surname
Antero
“manly; a warrior”
Antero is a variant of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Antero is a variant of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Antero is a variant of Andrew. An origin associated with Andrew is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish use, Antero is used as a form of Andrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Antero through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 71
- 71 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,160 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,160 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 581 as a first name in 2020; 122 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Antero’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Antero has a diminutive in Antti. Antero shares a linguistic root with Andrew. In Finnish usage, Antero has a conventional equivalent in the German form Andreas.
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Around the world
Antero has relatives in 10 languages.
12 related names in 10 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.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- AndreasGerman
- AndrejCzech
- AndrzejPolish
- AndrusEstonian
- ΑνδρέαςGreek
- AndréPortuguese, French
- AndrésSpanish
- OndřejCzech
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People named Antero
- Pope AnterusPope and Bishop of Rome from 235 to 236
- Antero de QuentalPortuguese poet (1842–1891)
- Antero NiittymäkiFinnish ice hockey goaltenderborn 1980
- Antero KiviFinnish discus thrower (1904–1981)
- Antero Ojalaspeed skater (1916–1982)
- Antero ManninenFinnish musicianborn 1973
- Antero GonzálezSpanish association football player (1901-1978)
- Antero SvenssonFinnish military personnel (1892-1946)
- Antero RubínSpanish general (1851–1935)
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