Anto

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Анто in MK North Macedonia, RU Russia.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 12 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Anto is also recorded as 8 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name32K records spelled Anto24 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Argentina, United States, Chile, Mexico

  Also written Antó, Antö, A'Nto, Äntö, Änto

• Indonesian given name24K records spelled Anto3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Anto'

• Hindi given name17K records spelled Anto8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Italy, United States, Malaysia

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Ānṭo, Antò, Antó

• French given name6.5K records spelled Anto14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Italy, India

  Also written Antò, Anto', Ânto, Antõ, Ānto

• a separate given name4.9K records spelled Anto4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, Spain, United Kingdom

  Also written Antó, Antò, Antô

• Portuguese given name2.8K records spelled Anto8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Spain, Italy

  Also written Antô, Antó, Antö, Ântô, Äñtô

• Italian given name2.3K records spelled Anto6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Italy, United States, Spain, Switzerland

  Also written Antò, Anto', Antó, Ànto

• Malayalam given name2.2K records spelled Anto4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Italy

  Also written An̲ṭō

51 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Anto is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Cebuano, an elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Finnish, giving (act of giving)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In roa-opt, contraction of ante o

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In jpx-pro, heel

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In goh, zeal

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 85 years between 1915–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Anto Carteb. 1886BEBelgian painter (1886–1954)
• Anto Raukasb. 1935EEEstonian geologist, science organiser, athletics competitor and sportsperson (1935-2021)
• Anto Gardašb. 1938HRCroatian writer (1938–2004)
• Anto Domazetb. 1947BABosnian economist and politician
• Anto Antonyb. 1956INIndian politician
• Anto Đapićb. 1958HRCroatian politician
• Anto Jakovljevićb. 1962BAfootballer
• Anto Drobnjakb. 1968MEMontenegrin footballer
• Anto Grgicb. 1996CHSwiss association football player
• Anto Sekongob. 2004MLMalian footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 286 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Anto?

We estimate roughly 7.7 thousand people bear Anto (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Anto have the most bearers?

We estimate about 6.7 thousand people bear Anto in Croatia, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled anto.

Where is Anto most common?

Anto is densest in Croatia, where the national register counts about 1 in 634 people carrying it.

How common is Anto compared with other names?

In Croatia, Anto is the 186th most common given name of 13,510 given names recorded there.

Is Anto a male or female name?

Anto is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Anto mean?

Recorded meaning: This one has missed