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Antero
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antero antero- ântero-
Finnish
Etymology
Vernacular form of fi Andreas (from fi grc -). Cognate with en Andrew.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male
1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 17:581-586:
fi 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."
fi 1954 w:Väinö Linna Tuntematon sotilas 148 WSOY 1970 —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 fi Antti is a popular as a first given name.
Declension
Antero a
Derived terms
fi Anteroinen
Related terms
biblical form fi Andreas
variants fi Antti, fi Ante, fi Atte, fi Anssi, fi Tero
surnames fi Anteroinen, fi Antikainen, fi Antila, fi Anttila, fi Ruuska, fi Ruuskanen
Statistics
dvv_20250813 1696 128967 275 17
References
Anagrams
fi aenort eranto ortena
Italian
Proper noun
m
it male la:Anterus
Anagrams
it aenort Aterno Renato notare noterà onrate orante ornate renato tonare tonerà
Portuguese
Pronunciation
[e:é]
pt An te ro
Proper noun
m +
pt male Anterus
Spanish
Etymology
es :lbor la:Anterus + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es male Latin