How would you pronounce Anthony?

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I'd love to use the name 'Anthony', but I've heard a lot of people (especially in the States) pronounce it using the 'h', which I really dislike. Is this likely to be a common problem?

I do get very bothered by certain pronunciations. I've already ruled out the name 'Anastasia' because I hate the way many people pronounce it with four syllables (An-uh-stay-zhuh instead of An-ah-stay-see-ah).

I'm aware that it can also be spelled 'Antony', but it just doesn't look quite right to me!

I have a cousin who is an An THo knee
we are British. Still gets called Tony though!

I think mist people in the UK would pronounce it Antony. I haven't heard anyone pronouncing it with a th sound

I'm English and would probably say TH not T. But I had to sound both out and realised I've never met one so it hasn't really come up and I could go either way!
But if it is going to really bother you then I think you need to go for the Antony spelling as in Mark Antony as it is ambiguous otherwise IMO

I have a relative called anthony.we pronounce it ant-uh-nee. Run together though, not sounded out. Antuhnee

Edit. More of ni than nee. Antuni

I'd pronounce it however they have introduced themselves. I've met people who said it as Ant-ony and one who said Anth-ony.

The UK is not England.

This is like those Halloween threads when the English and their November 5th custom (which we in Northern Ireland have never celebrated unlike Halloween which is from here (and Scotland)) think they speak for the rest of us.

My brother is called Anthony. An-thon-ney.

I'm English and don't pronounce the "h" - a friend from New Zealand has it as a middle name and does pronounce the h and was convinced that I was saying it wrong and that Anthony and Antony are two different names!

Yes, that is almost inevitable. Usually steered by the Anthonys themselves, ime.

I lived in the NE of England for 20 years and heard it pronounced with the 'h'. I pronounce it without.

Anthony I would say is Anth-on-y
Antony I would say is Ant-on-y
Two separate names, one Anthony is my grandad's middle name and has always been pronounced with the 'h'

I have a cousin called Anthony and it's pronounced with a hard T, not with the H.

I wouldn't worry too much though because before you know it his mates will shorten it to Ant or Tony.

My FIL's name - Ant-ony. No H. (Spelled Anthony)

It's the same in some Dublin accents

It’s Anth on ee in our family. We have a few.

I would say Anthony with a th, but lots of people say Antony

I know a couple of Anthonys with a ‘th’, both north east England. Also shortened to Anth sometimes. What is pretentious about it? It’s just a short version.

But gosh, anti-Americanism, one of the acceptable forms of racism, is it?

Never said it was pretentious. Purely personal preference.

Disliking one thing that's typically American doesn't make me anti-American.

I'd pronounce it Antony. My cousin is called Anthony, but we all pronounce it as Antony, unless we are taking the piss. He's aged about 35 so the pronunciation may have changed since then?

Anyway OP, if you really dislike a pronunciation that you may well hear, yes that’s a problem. I hope you settle on a name you love.

Yep also from NI and agree with this posters pronunciation 👌

I had a brother Anthony, we all pronounce it without the h. Though we call him Tony and friends call him anto.

Ant

I'd pronounce the th - An-thun-knee.

I would pronounce it with the th so An-thonee.

I am an Anthony, always been pronounced Antony, but since sixth form I've simply been Tony