The Washington herald., 1915-03-09
YOUR FIRST NAME
Its Origin and the Famous Folk Who Have Borne 1t

| apart to hold small testimonials, for the
! most part pictures of accidents. from MS
| grateful devotees. These little acknowl-
edgments of the good saints interces-
sion bear three initials. "P. G. r. sig
nifying per graccia ricevuto." or FOR
| grace received.
St Antonius, Archbishop Of Florence
in the fifteenth century, whose devotion
| to the poor during the awful years OF
I famine. earthquake and pestilence from
| l+4S to 1853 won undyhg remembrance.
Antonio de Dominis. a popular preacher
| a century and a half later, who first
came near the true scientific explanation
\ of the rainbow, and Antonio de Sedilla.
| lovingly known as "Pere Antoine by
| the grateful p6or in the New Orleans Of
| a hundred years ago, are three other
men Of religion who have added to An
| thongs fame.
The story of some of the other noted
Anthonys brings out the fact that this
| name. whose greatness will be sung to
| the last page of the worlds history. mas
| been shared by many men who nave
worked their way up in LIE.
The three great artistic AnthonyS are
Correesio. born in 1924, whose father was
an Italian tradesman: Sir Anthony Van
Dyke, born in 1893. the son of a Flemish
silk merchant and Vatican. born in 1854,
whose father was u roof slater in Va
lenCiennes, France.
Anton Rubenstein. the famous Russian
pianist and composer. born in 1880: Anton
Seidl. the great Hungarian conductor.
born in 1880. and Anton Dvorak, born in
1871. whose father was a butcher and
composers of Bohemia. and a member Of
the Austrian House of Peers, are three
great musical Anthonys.
Tbara baI ~ famona
men Of the name in letters.
Antoine La Sale almost unknown ex-
cepting through his works. is the reputcd
fourteenth century French author of
some OF the cIcVerest bits of satire n
n language Noted for the wit and sparkle
of its literature. Anthony Galland, an
other Frcnchman, whose father died in
l6!0 when the boy was only 4. was the
youngest of seven children. His mother
had to work to support her many chill
dren but she managed to give her young
est son good education. When he was
| II. however, she apprenticed him to a
tradcsman.
The humdrum life Of a tradesman in
a sleepy little French town did not qp-
peal to the ina Ginative young Antoine.
and when he was 10 he ran away 70
Paris. to support himself by teaching
| what he already knew and to learn more
I manly ne way " OoHSNdhNi-
nopIe, and there translated for the frs,
time into a European language the mar
veIous Arabian Nights. These tales were
then unknown in Europe. and Galland
gained some credit which he did not de-
serve for people thought him the auth IT
of these wonderful Oriental stories.
Anthony Trollope. whose father was a
poor barrister, hut whose mother was
an author Of some note, and Anthony
y,,,S Nh of rfooS 4 {,
particularly ordinary sort of boy. ana
who gave up law for letters. are the
other two noted writer's OF the name.
Other bearers of the name have gained
fame in other fields. Mad Anthony
Wayne. whose name was inspired by his
reckless bravery at Brandywine. was one
of the most picturesque fighters OF the
American revolution. - Antonio Santa
Anna, commander of the Mexican forces
in our war with Mexico. was another
great fighter. and one of MeXico's most
adroit statesmen as WELL though he
ended his life in poverty.
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper. first Ear.
of SALISBURY. was one of the leading
statesmen in the reigns Of Charles | ana
Charles II of England, and the third
earl in the early eighteenth century and
the seventh in the nineteenth, both mis-
namesakes. also gained fame.
Two of the best known Americans OF
the name in recent times. like some Of
the other famous Anthonys. began at the
bottom round of the ladder OF fame.
Tony Pastor. who became one of the
greatest showmen in the world. was
boz minstrel at in a music hall. An
thony ComstoCk had TO leave school at
Is to earn his own way.
Some royal Anthonys were Antoine de
Bourbon, father of Henry " OF France,
and Antony. King of Saxony from ISL
10 lS@G. Still another Anthony whose life
was spent in the seats of the mighty
was Anton Uric, nephew by marriage CT
the Russian Empress Anna Ivanovna,
whose infant son was appointed her sue
cessor in l7iO But the most famous royal
bearer of the name was not an Anthony
hut an Antoinette-the unfortunate
Queen of France at the time of the rev.
olution.
Excepting Marie Antoinette. Frances
unhappy Queen. the best known woman
Of the name was Antonina. who died In
-t5 \. d She was the daughter of
circus rider and the Wife of the great
General, Belisarius. 1t is said that she
had her noted husband under her thumb.
hut whether or not credit is due her for
his conquest of Africa and Italy. 1t is
hard to say.
The name means inestimable, and is
from the Latin family name Antonius,
made famous by Mark Antony.
copyright ~ Frances Marstanl