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(Female Host) Anthony is a quite popuar name that is derived from Latin.
It means priceless.
(Male Host) Mark Antony is said to be the first to carry the name.
(Female Host) He was Julius Caesar's close follower. His story is known
worldwide through William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra.
(Male) It changed from Antony to Anthony because of the greek word anthos,
meaning flower, and its close spelling to the name.
(Female Host) Since its popularity began in the early 1900s, it climbed its
way up the popularity charts, finally resting at number ten.
(Male) Famously, Anthony Hopkins, a talented actor, holds the name.
(Female Host) Even politician Tony Blair shares the name.
(Male) Coincidentally, now that you mention it, Tony is the most popular
abbreviation of the name.
(Female Host) That is true. And a cool one at that!
(Male) For more names that can have awesome nicknames, click up here.
(Female Host) Or below for the randomizer.