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Is Anthony destined to be Tony?

35 replies

Jj2431 · 23/02/2020 18:17

Just as the title says really..thanks

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heath48 · 23/02/2020 18:34

I know two.1 is Anthony.2nd is Ant.

Flywheel · 23/02/2020 18:32

Most Anthonys I know end up going by Anto, but I think it's a Dublin thing

DaisyDando · 23/02/2020 18:31

I misread it as a Tory, which was confusing. I have taught Anthonys and they were never abbreviated. It might be a regional thing though.

Voxx · 23/02/2020 18:28

I don’t think it’s inevitable. I know 3 men with the name. 2 are always known as Anthony. One is always Ant.

soundsystem · 23/02/2020 18:27

I know 3: One is a Tony, one an Ant and the other is only ever called Anthony!

MikeUniformMike · 23/02/2020 18:27

I know several Anthonys.
Some are Tony, some are Antony, several are Ant and a couple are AnTHony. Not keen on Ant, and AnTHony sounds wrong.

Anton is ok.

BuffaloCauliflower · 23/02/2020 18:26

The only Anthony I know is Ant

TotesGodsWill · 23/02/2020 18:26

Most of the Anthony’s I know go by Ant rather than Tony so no Tony isn’t inevitable

8by8 · 23/02/2020 18:19

I’ve known 3 Anthonys.

1 is always Anthony, 1 is Ant, one is Tony.

So I don’t think it’s inevitable.

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 23/02/2020 18:19

I have a colleague who is only ever Anthony and I have known a couple who just use that name with no shortening.