Anton 908296 225676915 2008-07-14T21:18:31Z Martarius 4905985 removed unnecessary line '''Anton''' is a given name in many European languages. It is a variant of the same root as [[Antonius]] or [[Anthony (given name)|Anthony]]. {{Infobox Given Name | name = | gender = male | region = | origin = Antonius | footnotes = }} {{wiktionarypar|anton}} ==People called Anton== *Anton, a mythological son of Hercules created by [[Mark Antony]] and from whom he claimed descent *[[Anton Volchenkov]], a star defenceman for the [[Ottawa Senators]]. *[[Anton Chekhov]], a Russian writer *[[Anton Geesink]], a Dutch judoka and IOC-member *[[Anton Karas]], noted Viennese zither player *[[Anton Szandor LaVey]], founder of the Church of Satan and author of ''The Satanic Bible'' *[[Anton Newcombe]], American rock musician *[[Anton Tkáč]], a Slovak track cyclist *[[James Anton]], American musician *[[Mikael Antonsson]], Swedish footballer nicknamed Anton *[[Anton Nilson]], Swedish militant communist ===In fiction=== *Anton, a fictional geneticist, credited with discovering [[Anton's Key]], in the ''Ender's Game'' series of books by Orson Scott Card *Anton Chigurh, the antagonist in the Cormac McCarthy novel ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' and the movie of the same title *Anton is the name of an Assassin hero character in the massively-multiplayer online RPG game Guild Wars. *Anton Phibes, murderous organist in two cult movies starring [[Vincent Price]]. ==Places== *[[Anton, Colorado]], United States *[[Anton, Texas]], United States *[[River Anton]], [[Andover]], Hampshire UK *[[Antón]], Panama {{disambig}} [[Category:Bulgarian given names]] [[Category:Russian given names]] [[de:Anton]] [[es:Antón (desambiguación)]] [[fr:Anton]] [[ja:アントン]] [[ru:Антон]]