Anton strolls out of ancient Rome carrying a laurel wreath in his back pocket, for his roots trace to the Latin clan name Antonius—“priceless, beyond praise,” the way a grandmother might describe her favorite dessert. Over the centuries he’s collected stamps on his cultural passport: he waltzes through Vienna with composer Anton Bruckner, shares thoughtful pauses with playwright Anton Chekhov, and flashes across Hollywood screens with the late actor Anton Yelchin. In English-speaking nurseries he sounds like “AN-tuhn,” while in German cradles it’s the smoother “AHN-tohn,” yet either way he keeps his easy, two-syllable charm. Stateside, Anton has danced from the spotlight of the early 1900s to a cozy seat around the 800-mark today, proving he’s less a fad and more a steady ember—quiet, warm, and ready to glow whenever parents want a name that feels both continental and comfortably familiar.
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