Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the Antonii, a gens (Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) belonged.According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names …

William II, Prince of Orange, was the son of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels.Frederick Henry was the youngest son of William the Silent (stadtholder 1559–1584); his older half brother Maurits of Nassau was stadtholder (1585–1625); he was stadtholder from 1625 to 1647. The stadtholders governed in conjunction with the States …

Dick is een verengelste vorm van de oud-Nederlandse jongensnaam Derk, Dirk of Diederik met de betekenis machtig onder het volk.Als Engelse naam is het de vleivorm van Richard.Een weinig gebruikte variant is Dik.Verkleinvormen zijn Dikkie, Dickie, Dickey en Dicky