Antero

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑntero/, [ˈɑn̪t̪e̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑntero
• Syllabification^(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

• eranto, ortena

Antero m

1. a male given name, equivalent to Latin Anterus

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

Antero m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Anterus

From Latin Anterus.

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

Antero m

1. a male given name from Latin