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Help[Facts] Re: Anthony
in reply to a message by Anneza, nsi
The Latin word for priceless is "inaestimabilis", so it's highly unlikely that Anthony means "priceless". I've noticed that baby name books often try to appeal to parents and like to make up meanings as opposed to giving out the actual meaning.
Sometimes confusion with other names or words leads to false etymologies - that's probably why many people associate Anthony with the meaning "flower". There are numerous legitimate Greek names with the element anthos, such as, Anthea, Anthousa, Anthimos, Chrysanthe, Melanthe, etc.
This is a good article that explains why baby name books are often unreliable: http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/advice/namebook.html
Sometimes confusion with other names or words leads to false etymologies - that's probably why many people associate Anthony with the meaning "flower". There are numerous legitimate Greek names with the element anthos, such as, Anthea, Anthousa, Anthimos, Chrysanthe, Melanthe, etc.
This is a good article that explains why baby name books are often unreliable: http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/advice/namebook.html
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