Antons is a
Danish,
Latvian and
Swedish
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masculine
given name
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that is a short form of
Antonius
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in use in
Denmark
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,
Greenland
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,
Sweden
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, and
Latvia
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.
It is also a
surname
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. People with the name Antons include:
Given name
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Antons Jemeļins
Antons Jemeļins (born 19 February 1984 in Liepāja) is a Latvian footballer, who played as a centre-back.
Club career
Jemeļins started his career with Liepājas Metalurgs in 2004. He scored one goal in the 2005 Virslīga season when the club ...
(born 1984), Latvian footballer
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Antons Justs
Antons Justs (22 November 1931 – 17 February 2019) was a Latvian Roman Catholic bishop.
Justs was born in Latvia and was ordained to the priesthood in 1960. After serving in Virginia in the U.S., he served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Dioc ...
(1931–2019), Latvian Roman Catholic bishop
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Antons Kurakins
Antons Kurakins (born 1 January 1990) is a Latvian professional footballer who played as a defender for Riga FC and the Latvia national football team.
Career
After starting his career in his home country with Multibanka Rīga, RSK Dižvanagi ...
(born 1990), Latvian footballer
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Antons Sapriko
scandiweb is a web development and digital strategy agency specializing in the Magento (Adobe Commerce) platform. The company was established in 2003 in Latvia by Antons Sapriko. It has offices in the United States, Sweden, Latvia, and Georgia. s ...
(born 1980), Latvian businessman
Surname
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Mārtiņš Antons
Mārtiņš Antons (7 January 1888, in Kocēni parish – 1941) was a Latvian lawyer and politician.
Antons graduated from St. Petersburg University in 1912, then worked as a lawyer in Riga.
During the First World War he was a Baltic Refugees Co ...
(1888–1941), Latvian lawyer and politician
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Danish masculine given names
Masculine given names
Latvian masculine given names
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