Anton
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Anton
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- a personal name from the same root as Antonius or Anthony.
- a mythological son of Hercules created by Marcus Antonius and from whom he claimed descent
- a popular Russian, Swedish, and German name
- a popular name in and around the Baltic regions of Europe (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania).
- a town, see Anton, Texas
- Anton LaVey founder of the Church of Satan, author of The Satanic Bible, and creator of the religion known as Satanism.
- an origin for family names Toncea , Tonciu , Toncev
- a fictional geneticist, credited with discovering Anton's Key, in the Ender's game series of books by Orson Scott Card
- Anton Chekhov, a Russian writer
- Anton Volchenkov, a defenseman for the Ottawa Senators
- James Anton, American musician