Anton means priceless or beyond praise — the German/Russian form of Anthony, from the Latin. Anton Chekhov IS the greatest playwright of short-form drama — The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters. No Country's Anton Chigurh IS cinema's most terrifying villain. Two syllables of the greatest-short-drama, Cherry-Orchard, and cinema's-most-terrifying-villain.
Anton IS the German/Russian Anthony. Chekhov IS the greatest short-drama. No Country's Chigurh IS the most terrifying.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: German/Russian; Anton Chekhov (1860–1904).
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Today
Anton remains a beloved choice, ranking #1195 in the US. 23,804 babies have been named Anton since 1880.
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How popular is Anton?
1915peak year
Anton reached its widest reach during the 1910s. In 1915, 357 babies received the name (ranked #252). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1195), with about 167 babies given the name annually. Anton has been declining in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 23,804 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Anton's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — dramatic seeking. People named Anton tend to be strong, priceless, and gifted at being the greatest dramatist AND the most terrifying villain.
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Greatest dramatist AND most terrifying
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Chekhov-Cherry-Orchard
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Chigurh-No-Country
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Russian-priceless
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Latin-beyond-praise
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N5
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O6
N5
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Anton
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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