Antal as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Antal

What is the meaning of the name Antal ?

The baby name Antal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hungarian: /ˈɒn.tɒl/; English approximation: /ˈæn.tæl/.

Antal is Hungarian in Origin.

Antal is the Hungarian form of Latin Antonius, a Roman family name probably of Etruscan origin. Because the original sense is uncertain, modern name guides often render its meaning as “priceless” or “of inestimable worth,” a later interpretive gloss rather than a historical etymology; the common link to Greek anthos “flower” is folk etymology. In Hungarian use, familiar diminutives include Anti and Tóni; Antal also appears as a Hungarian surname.

Carried across Europe by devotion to Saint Anthony the Great (3rd–4th c.) and Saint Anthony of Padua (13th c.), Antal has been documented in Hungarian records since the Middle Ages and peaked in popularity in the 19th–20th centuries. Notable bearers include writer Antal Szerb and conductor Antal Doráti. International variants and cognates include Anthony/Antony (English), Antoine (French), Antonio/António/Antônio (Spanish/Portuguese), Antonio (Italian), Antoni (Polish/Catalan), Antonín (Czech), Anton (German, Scandinavian, Slavic), Antanas (Lithuanian), Antonije/Antoniy (South and East Slavic).