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Worldwide, Anterus (Antero , Anterus , Антер ) is a common masculine forename. The given name Anterus is habitual in Cabo Verde, where it is quite a common male name, Peru, and Finland, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Brazil, Peru, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Anterus is the last name as well as the forename.
Anterus is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Antero Rokka , the fictional human, The Unknown Soldier and Antero Mellola , the fictional character, a sawmill owner in Under the North Star by Finnish author Väinö Linna.