Meaning and background
The story behind Antony
Antony preserves an older English spelling of Anthony. Behind the Name explains that it was formerly the usual written form before h became increasingly common during the seventeenth century. The entry also records Tony as a diminutive, giving an owner an established shorter family form to compare. A dog called Antony can retain the no-h spelling on tags and records even when others automatically write Anthony. The spelling’s history is clearer than the original meaning of the Roman name behind it.
- Origin
- Older English spelling variant of Anthony, predating widespread seventeenth-century addition of h. Source
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About Antony
Recorded as a dog’s name
Antony appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/æntəni/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/æntəni/ · primary stress on syllable 1AE1 N T AH0 N IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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