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!

The two Anthonies I know are both ANTH-o-nee, shortened to Anth. If you want a hard T, use the spelling that omits the H.

I wouldn’t pronounce it as a th

AnT o nee

Or tbh I’d just say Ant
or Tony.
if they were shortening the name .

Ps. Anastasia is one of our big family names. If family on one side have a girl it’s either
Anastasia or Johanna…going way back down the line.

If I was thinking about names, it would be Pan for a boy and Saoirse for a girl.

My dad is Anthony, we don't pronounce the h (UK). Tony for short, so I suppose it's obvious to people in his case

its Anthony pronounced with a Th here, and always shortened to Anth - no one is known as Tony now. Edited to say strong working class area so definitely bit a pretentious pronunciation 😁

I'm from the north I know a couple of Anthony's we pronounce it An-f-ni (ni like in nit)

So ne gets called Tony a lot

Sco'ish here. All the Anthonys I know are Anth-ony and Anth for short.

I think you'll find it's typically Australian and also Irish, and it also seems to be a fairly common pronunciation in Britain independent of foreign influences.

It's odd to zero in on American or assume the TH pronunciation is American.

And yet there are Brits who spell it Antony.

Another name that gets the TH treatment in Ireland is Thomas.

i had a Scouse house mate called An thon ee
we lived in London where many people called him Ant Knee

my dad was Ant(h)ony, he went by Tony.

In the UK people normally pronounce it without the H.
Are you happy with the name Tony? Because that's what he'll very likely end up being called by friends.

Scottish, always pronounced the 'th' if you don't want a 'Th' then you'd spell it Antony surely?

His mates will call him Tony.

Irish, and I've almost exclusively heard it pronounced with the "th" sound, and would automatically pronounce it with the "th". The only time I've heard it as "ant-knee" (minus the h) was (as impolite as it is to say this) among inner city addicts in Dublin. Most of my friends with inner-city accents still pronounce it as "anth-o-knee". Still shortened to Tony in some cases.

I have met one who pronounced it an-thon-y but if I saw it written I would say ant-ony.

I've been married to an Anthony for 44 years. Ne er heard it pronounced the American way but he'll be called Tony anyway.

I hear mostly Antony in Australia.
It is the default for Antony and Anthony.
Most are shortened to Ant or Tony.
I have heard Anthony said with the TH when the named person prefers it that way.

My late son is Anthony, pronounced An-thony so with the th.

Although he was always Tony and only got Anthony when he was in trouble.

We're scottish, and I've never heard it said without the th in the middle.

To me Antony and Anthony are pronounced differently.

Ant-unny, but some will insist on Anth-unny. Use it as a middle name.

The th-pronunciation is standard in the north-east, so far as I know, (nothing at all to do with copying the States, it's just always been that way) and the t-pronunciation everywhere else in England.

Ex-FIL and his son are from the NE and say it with a T.

No, in Britain both are pronounced Anthony. You’re using the US pronunciation.

My DH is Anthony, his DM says it without the h and his DF says it with. So they never even agreed!

It's a good name, never met anyone apart from his DF who pronounces the h.