Antero

Vernacular form of Vulgate Latin Andreas. Cognate with English Andrew.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑntero/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪e̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑntero
• Syllabification^(key): An‧te‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): An‧te‧ro

Antero

1. 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.

• 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.

• (biblical form) Andreas
• (variants) Antti, Ante, Atte, Anssi, Tero
• (surnames) Anteroinen, Antikainen, Antila, Anttila, Ruuska, Ruuskanen

• Antero is the 263^rd 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.

• eranto, ortena

Antero m

1. a male given name, equivalent to Latin Anterus

• Aterno, Renato, notare, noterà, onrate, orante, ornate, renato, tonare, tonerà

• Hyphenation: An‧te‧ro

Antero m (plural Anteros)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Anterus

Borrowed from Latin Anterus.

• IPA^(key): /anˈteɾo/ [ãn̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: An‧te‧ro

Antero m

1. a male given name from Latin