Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "breath, spirit" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesanado(Frankish) anto(Old High German) Given Name DescendantAnte(Frisian) Surname DescendantsAntema, Antuma(Frisian) Same Spellinganado Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 26.