Talk:Anthony/Archive 1

Archive 1

Note about addition of "h"?

Perhaps the article should note that the "h" exists only in the English version of the name and is essentially a an incorrect addition, stemming from the incorrect association with Greek "anthos" (ανθός) - whereas in Greek Anthony is spelled "Antonios" (Αντώνιος).Causantin 10:22, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

"That one guy?"

Does it really mean "that one guy" or is this just a case of speculation that nobody bothered to research? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.128.212.34 (talk) 19:55, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

"Often shortened to Tony or Tone"

I've never seen Anthony shortened to Tone except for the Hip Hop artist Tone Loc. Tone doesn't seen common at all to me. I even did a Wikipedia search and very few hits were returned refering to people with the name Tone. I'd change the entry so it says "...sometimes shortened to Tony or Tone. Savacek (talk) 01:51, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

I removed "Tone" altogether, as there were no examples on the page of the name being shortened to "Tone". Anthroponymy articles don't and shouldn't mention all nicknames. - Fayenatic (talk) 16:29, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Arameic origin

I removed this claim "That name seems to have come originally from the Arameic, although nothing further is known about this derivation" as I have never read anything like that before and it lacks a source. Why was the claim made in the first place?

edit: I've done a bit of research, and it seems like it was user "Georgesfeir" who made the claim. He seems to have made several changes in other articles, attributing names and cities an Aramaic/Middle Eastern origin. Ethnic activist? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.229.26.108 (talk) 12:55, 23 March 2016 (UTC)