Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ANTHONY
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Greek.) From ??, a flower; flourishing, beautiful, graceful.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ANTHONY. The personal name ; also a parish in Cornwall. Places called St. Antoine and Antoigni occur in Nonuandy.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: From given name or forename
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English