# Antero
## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑntero/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪e̞ro̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑntero
* Hyphenation: An‧te‧ro

### Proper noun

Antero
* 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.

#### Usage notes

* 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.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Antero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Anteroni
Anteroni
accusative
nom.
Anteroni
Anteroni
gen.
Anteroni
genitive
Anteroni
Anterojeni Anteroideni Anteroitteni
partitive
Anteroani
Anterojani Anteroitani
inessive
Anterossani
Anteroissani
elative
Anterostani
Anteroistani
illative
Anterooni
Anteroihini
adessive
Anterollani
Anteroillani
ablative
Anteroltani
Anteroiltani
allative
Anterolleni
Anteroilleni
essive
Anteronani
Anteroinani
translative
Anterokseni
Anteroikseni
abessive
Anterottani
Anteroittani
instructive
comitative
—Anteroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Anterosi
Anterosi
accusative
nom.
Anterosi
Anterosi
gen.
Anterosi
genitive
Anterosi
Anterojesi Anteroidesi Anteroittesi
partitive
Anteroasi
Anterojasi Anteroitasi
inessive
Anterossasi
Anteroissasi
elative
Anterostasi
Anteroistasi
illative
Anteroosi
Anteroihisi
adessive
Anterollasi
Anteroillasi
ablative
Anteroltasi
Anteroiltasi
allative
Anterollesi
Anteroillesi
essive
Anteronasi
Anteroinasi
translative
Anteroksesi
Anteroiksesi
abessive
Anterottasi
Anteroittasi
instructive
comitative
—Anteroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Anteromme
Anteromme
accusative
nom.
Anteromme
Anteromme
gen.
Anteromme
genitive
Anteromme
Anterojemme Anteroidemme Anteroittemme
partitive
Anteroamme
Anterojamme Anteroitamme
inessive
Anterossamme
Anteroissamme
elative
Anterostamme
Anteroistamme
illative
Anteroomme
Anteroihimme
adessive
Anterollamme
Anteroillamme
ablative
Anteroltamme
Anteroiltamme
allative
Anterollemme
Anteroillemme
essive
Anteronamme
Anteroinamme
translative
Anteroksemme
Anteroiksemme
abessive
Anterottamme
Anteroittamme
instructive
comitative
—Anteroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Anteronne
Anteronne
accusative
nom.
Anteronne
Anteronne
gen.
Anteronne
genitive
Anteronne
Anterojenne Anteroidenne Anteroittenne
partitive
Anteroanne
Anterojanne Anteroitanne
inessive
Anterossanne
Anteroissanne
elative
Anterostanne
Anteroistanne
illative
Anteroonne
Anteroihinne
adessive
Anterollanne
Anteroillanne
ablative
Anteroltanne
Anteroiltanne
allative
Anterollenne
Anteroillenne
essive
Anteronanne
Anteroinanne
translative
Anteroksenne
Anteroiksenne
abessive
Anterottanne
Anteroittanne
instructive
comitative
—Anteroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Anteronsa
Anteronsa
accusative
nom.
Anteronsa
Anteronsa
gen.
Anteronsa
genitive
Anteronsa
Anterojensa Anteroidensa Anteroittensa
partitive
Anteroaan Anteroansa
Anterojaan Anteroitaan Anterojansa Anteroitansa
inessive
Anterossaan Anterossansa
Anteroissaan Anteroissansa
elative
Anterostaan Anterostansa
Anteroistaan Anteroistansa
illative
Anteroonsa
Anteroihinsa
adessive
Anterollaan Anterollansa
Anteroillaan Anteroillansa
ablative
Anteroltaan Anteroltansa
Anteroiltaan Anteroiltansa
allative
Anterolleen Anterollensa
Anteroilleen Anteroillensa
essive
Anteronaan Anteronansa
Anteroinaan Anteroinansa
translative
Anterokseen Anteroksensa
Anteroikseen Anteroiksensa
abessive
Anterottaan Anterottansa
Anteroittaan Anteroittansa
instructive
comitative
—Anteroineen Anteroinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Anteroinen

#### Related terms

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

#### Statistics

* Antero is the 263rd 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.

### Anagrams

* eranto, ortena

## Italian
### Proper noun

Antero m
* a male given name, equivalent to Latin Anterus

### Anagrams

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

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɐ̃ˈtɛ.ɾu/

### Proper noun

Antero m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Anterus

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Anterus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anˈteɾo/ [ãn̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
* Rhymes: -eɾo
* Syllabification: An‧te‧ro

### Proper noun

Antero m
* a male given name from Latin