Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Ἀντιγένης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /an.ti.ɡé.nɛːs/(Attic Greek) /an.ti.ˈʝe.nis/(Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek) /an.di.ˈʝe.nis/(Constantinopolitan Greek) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Greek αντι (anti) meaning "against, opposed, compared to, like" and γενης (genes) meaning "born". This name was borne by a general of Alexander the Great, who lived in the 4th century BC.