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Worldwide, Антеро (Antero , Anthero , Антеро ) is a common male first name. The first name Антеро is characteristic of Cabo Verde, where it is quite a common boy's name, Peru, and Finland, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Brazil, Peru, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Антеро is the last name as well as the forename.
Антеро 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.