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Finnish
Etymology
Vernacular form of Vulgate Latin Andreas. Cognate with English Andrew.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Antero
- a male given name
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 17:581-586:
Sanoi vanha Väinämöinen: / "Oi sie Antero Vipunen! / Ava suusi suuremmaksi, / Leukapielesi levitä, / Pääsisin mahasta maalle, / Kotihini kulkemahan!"- Said old Väinämöinen then: / "O you Antero Vipunen! / Open up your mouth much wider, / Stretch it up and stretch it under– / If I could get from gut to ground / I would head home, and quickly."
1954, Väinö Linna, Tuntematon sotilas, WSOY, published 1970, page 148:—Rokkaha mie. Antero on etunim. Antiksha minnuu on sanottu koko ikkäi, ja niihä mie sanon itsekkii.- —Me, I'm Rokka. Antero's my given name. I've been called Antti all my life and that's what I call myself.
Usage notes
- In continuous use since the Middle Ages. A popular second given name since the 20th century, while the form Antti is a popular as a first given name.
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Statistics
- Antero is the 263rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,796 male individuals (and as a middle name to 132,837 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 16 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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Italian
Proper noun
Antero m
- a male given name, equivalent to Latin Anterus
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Antero m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Anterus
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Anterus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈteɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: An‧te‧ro
Proper noun
Antero m
- a male given name from Latin