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How do you pronounce "Anthony"?

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Questi0ns · 02/05/2015 08:14

"AnTony" or "AnTHony"?

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TooBusyByHalf · 02/05/2015 08:42

Se England it's an-to-nee unless you're posh when it's an-t-ni
An-th-nee is Irish, Aussie, or maybe northern in my head.
Spelling it without the h is just wrong! Smile

wigglesrock · 02/05/2015 08:38

I say An Th Ony, to me Antony is a different name, spelt differently. I'm in NI.

Penguinotterfoxbadger · 02/05/2015 08:37

I would say Antony (I'm from the home counties originally). No idea if that's correct though!

superram · 02/05/2015 08:34

From the ne, AnTHony, work in London, Antony.

SanityClause · 02/05/2015 08:31

In Australia, it's AnTHony, too. (Probably because of all the Irish political prisoners, if that's how it's pronounced in Northern Ireland.)

But now, living in SE England, I would assume it was pronounced Antony, if I saw it.

JasperDamerel · 02/05/2015 08:24

Antony. But the Tony but it more Tunny than Tony.

BeeInYourBonnet · 02/05/2015 08:23

I say Antony.
My Northern irish friends say AnTHony.

burgatroyd · 02/05/2015 08:22

If I had D's this WOULD have been his name.

burgatroyd · 02/05/2015 08:21

Anthony!

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Questi0ns · 02/05/2015 08:20

I'm not from the UK but the child will grow up here. Husband who is British says you spell it "Anthony" but British people would pronounce it "AnTony". I just want to verify if that's the case as I don't want the child to be constantly having to correct it. We would prefer to use the "Anthony" spelling for family reasons..

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SnotQueen · 02/05/2015 08:17

Me: AnTony
Italian American Mamma living in the Bronx circa 1987: AnTHony

FunkyPeacock · 02/05/2015 08:17

I've met people who do both - neither is wrong

I only like it with a hard T sound

The spelling should give you a clue!

SunnyBaudelaire · 02/05/2015 08:16

antony

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