Antey as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Antey

What is the meaning of the name Antey ?

The baby name Antey is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AN-tay (/ˈæn.teɪ/); Russian: ahn-TAY (/anˈteɪ/).

Antey is Greek, Russian in Origin.

Antey is a rare masculine given name with two plausible roots. In East Slavic use it reflects Antei (Антей), the Russian form of Antaeus, the Greek giant whose strength came from contact with the earth; the etymology is uncertain, probably pre-Greek, but the name suggests grounded power. In South Slavic circles, Antey can be a playful extension of Ante, the Croatian short form of Anthony/Anton, from Latin Antonius (origin unknown, likely Etruscan).

Recorded only sporadically, Antey appears in 20th-21st-century Russia and occasionally among Croats or in diaspora as a stylistic twist on Ante/Tony. Related forms and variants include Antei/Антей and Antaeus; and, from the Anthony family, Ante, Anton, Anthony, Antonio, Antonis, Antun, Anto, with nicknames Toni/Tony. Feminine counterparts are Antonia and Antonina. Meanings offered vary, leaning either to "earth-derived strength" (via Antaeus) or the venerable but semantically opaque Antonius line.

⚙ Antey is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 11 times, across 8 countries.