# Anton

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #13,090

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A surname.
3. A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Анто́н (Antón).
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A river in Hampshire, England, a tributary of the River Test.
8. A village and municipality in Sofia province, Bulgaria.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony.

## Easily confused with
- **ATO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-ato)
- **auto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-auto)
- **ants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-ants)
- **atom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-atom)
- **atop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-atop)
- **Avon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-avon)
- **Aron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-aron)
- **axon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-axon)
- **Aston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-aston)
- **arson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-arson)
- **apron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-apron)
- **Astor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-astor)
- **argon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-argon)
- **atone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-atone)
- **anyone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-anyone)
- **Ashton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-ashton)
- **Antony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-antony)
- **Antoni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-antoni)
- **Ayrton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-ayrton)
- **Antonio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anton-vs-antonio)

## Common misspellings (7)
`annton`, `anotn`, `antno`, `antonn`, `antton`, `atnon`, `naton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anton