Antun () is a Croatian masculine

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used in

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. It is a common given name, cognate to the name

Anthony Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

. Other such Croatian names include Ante,

Anton Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of th ...

and

Toni Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name. In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni. In Danish, English, Finnish, Norwe ...

. Antun is also a surname found in Syria.

Given name

Antun Augustinčić Antun Augustinčić (4 May 1900 – 10 May 1979) was a Croatian sculptor active in Yugoslavia and the United States. Along with Ivan Meštrović and Frano Kršinić he is considered one of the three most important Croatian sculptors of the 20th ...

(1900 – 1979), Croatian sculptor * Antun Karlo Bakotić (1831 – 1887), Croatian writer and physicist *

Antun Banek Antun Banek (27 April 1901 – 18 March 1987) was a Yugoslav cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cyc ...

(1901 – 1987), Yugoslav cyclist * Antun Barac (1894 – 1955), Croatian historian * Antun Bauer (archbishop) (1856 – 1937), Croatian theologian, philosopher and Archbishop *

Antun Bauer (museologist) Antun Bauer (Vukovar, 18 August 1911 – Zagreb, 8 April 2000) was a Yugoslav museologist and collector. He was born in Vukovar. He received a degree in history and archeology in Zagreb in 1935, where he also obtained his PhD in 1937. He served as ...

(1911 – 2000), Croatian museologist and collector *Antun Petar Bezjak, birthname of Zvonko Bezjak (born 1935), Croatian hammer thrower * Antun Blažić (1916 – 1943), Croatian resistance fighter * Antun Bogetić (1922 – 2017), Croatian Prelate * Anton Cerer (1916 – 2006), Slovenian swimmer *

Antun Dalmatin Antun Aleksandrović Dalmatin ( lat, Antonius Dalmata ab Alexandro) was 16th century translator and publisher of Protestant liturgical books. Name and early life Antun's surname is an exonym which means "of Dalmatia". Dalmatin was probably from ...

(fl. 16th century), Croatian translator and publisher *

Antun Dobronić Antun Dobronić (2 April 1878, Jelsa, Croatia – 12 December 1955, Zagreb, Croatia) was a Croatian composer and pupil of Vítězslav Novák. He studied at the Prague Conservatory from 1910 to 1912. From 1922 to 1940, he served as professor at the ...

(1878 – 1955), Croatian composer * Antun Dunković (born 1981), Croatian footballer * Antun Fabris (1864–1904), Croatian writer, publisher and politician * Antun Fischer (1911 – 1985), Serbian wrestler * Antun Herceg (born 1927), Serbian footballer * Antun Ivanković (born 1939), Croatian rower * Antun Kanižlić (1699 – 1777), Croatian Jesuit and poet * Antun Pasko Kazali (1815 – 1894), Croatian folk-writer, poet and translator * Antun Knežević (1834 - 1889), Bosnian Franciscan friar * Antun Kovacic (born 1981), Australian footballer * Antun Kropivšek (1925 – 2013), Croatian gymnast *

Antun Labak Antun Labak (born 14 July 1970) is a Croatian former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

(born 1970), Croatian footballer *

Antun Lokošek Antun Lokošek (; 2 January 1920—24 December 1994) was a Croatian footballer who played for several clubs in Yugoslavia. Playing career Club Born in Celje, he played with Slavija Osijek and NK Slavija before joining Građanski Zagreb in 19 ...

(born 1920), Croatian footballer *Antun Lović, birthname of Toni Lović (born 1967), Croatian guitarist and record producer *Antun Lučić, birthname of

Anthony Francis Lucas Anthony Francis Lucas (born Antun Lučić; September 9, 1855 – September 2, 1921) was a Croatian-born American oil explorer. With Pattillo Higgins he organized the drilling of an oil well near Beaumont, Texas, that became known as Spindletop. ...

(born 1855 – 1921), Croatian-born oil explorer * Antun Maqdisi (1914 – 2005), Syrian politician * Antun Marković (born 1992), Croatian footballer * Antun Gustav Matoš (1873 – 1914) Croatian writer * Antun Mavrak (1899-1938), Croatian revolutionary *

Antun Mažuranić Antun Mažuranić (Novi Vinodolski, 13 June 1805 – 18 December 1888, Zagreb) was Croatian writer and linguist, brother of Croatian Ban Ivan Mažuranić and writer Matija Mažuranić. He was an active participant of the Illyrian movement and one ...

(1805 – 1888), Croatian writer and linguist * Antun Mihalović (1868 – 1949), Croatian politician *

Antun Mihanović Antun Mihanović (10 June 1796 – 14 November 1861) was a Croatian poet and lyricist, most famous for writing the national anthem of Croatia, which was put to music by Josif Runjanin and adopted in 1891. Klanjec, his birthplace, holds a monumen ...

(1796 – 1861), Croatian poet and lyricist * Antun Miletić (born 1931), Croatian historian * Antun Najžer, Croatian medical doctor and war criminal *

Antun Nalis Antun Nalis (9 February 1911 – 14 February 2000), a.k.a. Tonči Nalis, was a Croatian actor. Antun Nalis was born in Zadar, which was part of Austria-Hungary at the time. After World War I Zadar became part of Italy, which later helped Nalis to ...

, also known as Tonči Nalis, (1911 – 2000), Croatian actor *Antun Nardelli, full name of

Ante Nardelli Ante Nardelli (15 April 1937 – 5 September 1995) was Croatian male water polo player. He was a member of the Yugoslavia men's national water polo team. He won the silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the team at the 1960 ...

(1937 – 1995), Croatian water polo player * Antun Nemčić (1813 – 1849), Croatian writer * Antun Palić (born 1988), Croatian footballer *

Antun Pogačnik Antun "Toni" Pogačnik (6 January 1913 – 21 May 1978) was a Croatian footballer who played for both Yugoslavia and Croatia. He is notable for being a manager of Indonesia between 1954 and 1963 and is considered one of the best in the history ...

, also known as Toni Pogačnik, (1913 – 1978), Croatian footballer * Antun Radić (1868 – 1919), Croatian politician * Antun Rudinski (1937 – 2017), Serbian footballer and football manager * Antun Branko Šimić (1898 – 1925), Croatian poet *

Antun Škvorčević Antun Škvorčević (born 8 May 1947) is a Croatian bishop, leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Požega. Early life and education Antun Škvorčević was born in a small village of Davor on 8 May 1947 to Ivan and Ljubičica Škvorčević. ...

(born 1947), Croatian bishop *

Antun Šoljan Antun Šoljan (1 December 1932, Belgrade - 12 July 1993, Zagreb) was a Croatian writer in a period of Cold War who appeared as a part of the literary magazine ''Krugovi'' (Circles, from 1952 onwards). Šoljan was active as a poet, novelist, short ...

(1932 - 1993), Croatian writer * Antun Sorkočević (1775 – 1841), Croatian writer, composer *

Antun Stipančić Antun "Tova" Stipančić (Duga Resa, 18 May 1949 – Zagreb, 20 November 1991) was a highly accomplished Croatian / Yugoslav professional table tennis player. Table Tennis career He was one of the most renowned personalities in the history of t ...

, also known as Tova Stipančić, (1949 – 1991), Yugoslav table tennis player *

Antun Nikolić Tuca Antun Nikolić Tuca (Županja, Croatia, 10 June 1943) Croatian musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, music producer, ethnographer, tamburitza virtuoso Biography Antun Nikolić Tuca is a Croatian composer, arranger, music ...

(born 1943)k, Croatian musician * Anton Tus (born 1931), Croatian general * Antun Vakanović (1808 – 1894), Croatian politician *

Antun Vramec Antun (or Anton, also spelled Antol) Vramec (1538–1587/8) was a Croatian priest and writer. He wrote the first historical book in Slovene. As it was the second book written in the Kajkavian dialect, he was also a founder of the Kajkavian litera ...

(1538–1587/8), Slovene priest and writer * Antun Vrančić, also known as Antonio Veranzio, (1504 – 1573), Croatian prelate *

Antun Vrdoljak Antun Vrdoljak (; born 5 June 1931) is a Croatian film actor and director, sports official, and head of Croatian Radiotelevision during the Yugoslav Wars. Between the 1960s and early 1990s he was mainly a film artist. In the early 1990s he beca ...

(born 1931), Croatian actor, screenwriter and politician *

Antun Vujić Antun Vujić (born 14 July 1945) is a Croatian politician, philosopher, political analyst, lexicographer and author serving as a director of the Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography since 2012. He was a member of Croatian Parliament and Mini ...

(born 1945), Croatian politician

Middle name

* Ambroz Antun Kapić (1529–1598), Croatian Franciscan priest *

Federico Antún Batlle Federico Augusto Antún Batlle (b. San Pedro de Macorís, 23 July 1952), nicknamed Quique Antún, is a Dominican politician and civil engineer the Dominican Republic. Antún is the chairman of the third largest political party in his country, ...

(born 1952), Dominican politician *Franjo Antun Brtučević, birthname of Francesco Antonio Bertucci (fl. 1595), Croatian friar *

Ivan Antun Zrinski Ivan Antun Zrinski ( en, John Anthony Zrinski, hu, Zrínyi János Antal), (*Ozalj(?), 1654; †Graz, 11 November 1703) was a Croatian count, a member of the Zrinski noble family and its last male descendant. Life By his full name Ivan IV Antun B ...

(1654– 1703), Croatian count * Matija Antun Relković (1732 – 1798), Croatian military officer and writer

Surname

Farah Antun Farah Antun (Arabic: فرح انطون ), also spelled Farah Antoun (1874–1922), was among the first Lebanese Christians to openly argue for secularism and equality regardless of religious affiliation. He also, though uncommon for his backgroun ...

(1874–1922), Syrian Christians

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