An Tôn

See also: anton, Anton, Antón, and Antôn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ ton˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ toŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ toŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Portuguese Antonio or Latin Antonius. Cognate with English Anthony.

Alternative forms

Antôn

Proper noun

(Roman Catholicism) Anthony

Etymology 2

Proper noun

(historical) A former village in Vĩnh Phúc district, in present-day Tây Giai commune, Vĩnh Lộc district, Thanh Hóa province, Vietnam. The Hồ dynasty moved the capital from Thăng Long to this location. (See Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty.)

References

"An Tôn" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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