Antonia, Antónia, Antônia, or Antonía is a feminine given name and a surname. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the Antonius family. Its meaning is "priceless", "praiseworthy" and "beautiful". Antonia is a Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese name used in many parts of the world.[1]
| Pronunciation | Italian: [anˈtɔːnja] or /ˈæntəniə/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Latin, from Etruscan |
| Word/name | Antonius |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Toni, Anto, Nia, Toña |
| Related names | Antonietta, Antoinette |
Antónia is a Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Polish feminine form of Anton, Antal and António used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Switzerland, Brazil, and Argentina, as well as parts of Romania.[2] Antônia is a Portuguese feminine form of Antônio used in Malta, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and Argentina,.[3] Antonía is an Icelandic feminine form of Antonie used in Iceland.[4] Antonia (Greek: Αντωνία) is the feminine form of Antonios (Αντώνιος) and Antonis (Αντώνης)[5] used mainly in Greece and Cyprus.
Variants
edit- Anthonia – Danish, Finnish, Swedish
- Antoaneta – Bulgarian
- Antoinette – French
- Antonela – Albanian
- Antonella – Danish, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- Antoneta – Albanian
- Antonette – English
- Antonia – Albanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Georgian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
- Ántonia – Bohemian
- Antonía – Icelandic
- Antònia – Catalan
- Antónia – Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
- Antônia – Brazilian Portuguese
- Antonie – Czech, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Antonieta – Portuguese
- Antonietta – Italian, Spanish
- Antonija – Croatian, Latvian, Serbian, Slovene
- Antonina – Italian, Polish
- Antonine – Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Antía – Galician
- Nedda – Italian
- Nela – Croatian, Czech, Slovak
- Nettie – Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Teuna – Dutch
- Toini – Finnish
- Toni – English
- Toñi – Spanish
- Tonia – English, Polish
- Tonka – Croatian, Slovene
- Tony – English
- Tonya – English, Russian, Ukrainian
- Tončica – Croatian (Dalmatian)
- Tosia – Polish
- Αντωνία (Antonia or Andonia) – Greek
Roman women
editThe name of any women of the Antonius family in Ancient Rome:
- Antonia (aunt of Mark Antony), the daughter of Marcus Antonius (orator)
- Antonia Hybrida Major, the first daughter of politician Gaius Antonius Hybrida she married the tribune Lucius Caninius Gallus
- Antonia Hybrida Minor, the second daughter of politician Gaius Antonius Hybrida, she married her cousin Mark Antony
- Antonia (wife of Vatinius), sister of Mark Antony, she married Publius Vatinius
- Daughters of Mark Antony
- Antonia (wife of Pythodoros), married wealthy Greek Pythodoros of Tralles
- Antonia Major, grandmother of Roman Empress Valeria Messalina and Roman Emperor Nero
- Antonia Minor, mother of Roman Emperor Claudius and grandmother of Roman Emperor Caligula
- Iulla Antonia, maternal granddaughter of Octavia Minor and paternal granddaughter of Mark Anthony
- Antonia Tryphaena, granddaughter Pythodoros of Tralles, princess of Pontus
- Antonia Furnilla, mother of Marcia (mother of Trajan) and Marcia Furnilla
- Claudia Antonia, Roman princess, granddaughter of Antonia Minor and a daughter of Roman Emperor Claudius
- Antonia Clementiana, daughter of Roman Governor of Judea, Antonius Felix
- Antonia Agrippina, a possible granddaughter of Roman Governor of Judea, Antonius Felix
- Antonia Gordiana, daughter, sister and mother of Emperors Gordian I to III respectively
- Antonia and Alexander, Roman Catholic saints
Other people
edit- Antônia (footballer)
- Mother Antonia, Mexican nun
- Nina Antonia, British journalist and writer
- Antònia Abelló (1913-1984), Spanish political activist, journalist, feminist
- Antonia Ax:son Johnson, Swedish businesswoman
- Antonia of Baux, queen consort of Sicily
- Antonia Byatt, British novelist and poet
- Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Northern Irish actress
- Jane Antonia Cornish, British Contemporary classical music composer
- Antonia of Douro, descendant of emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
- Toni Garrn, (born Antonia Garrn), German model
- Antonia Göransson, Swedish footballer
- Antonia Iacobescu, Romanian singer also known as "Antonia"
- Antonia Kidman, Australian journalist and sister of Nicole Kidman
- Antonia Kinlay, British actress
- Antonia Lofaso, American celebrity chef and restaurateur
- Antonia of Luxembourg
- Antônia Melo
- Antonia Moraiti (born 1977), Greek water polo player
- Antonia Nava de Catalán (1779 – 1843), heroine of the Mexican War of Independence
- Antonia Niedermaier (born 2003), German cyclist and ski mountaineer
- Antonia Novello, first female and Hispanic Surgeon General of the United States
- Antonia Papandreou, American engineer
- Antónia of Portugal, Portuguese princess
- Antonia Pozzi, Italian poet
- Antonia Prebble, New Zealand actress
- Antonia Rados, Austrian television journalist
- Bahamadia, (born Antonia Reed), American hip-hop artist
- Antonia Stergiou (born 1985), Greek high jumper
- Antonia Thomas, British actress
- Antonia Wright, American reality television personality
- Archduchess Maria Antonietta of Austria (1858–1883)
- Susan Williams Antonia Stockard, birthname of Stockard Channing
Fictional people
edit- Antonia (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago
- Antonia Ridderfjell, fictional character in the Bert Diaries comic book adaptions, cousin of Emilia Ridderfjell
- Antonia, heroine in the Gothic novel The Monk.
- Ántonia, a character within the novel My Ántonia.
Surname
edit- Helena Antonia (1550–1595), bearded female court dwarf
- Jarchinio Antonia (born 1990), Curaçaoan footballer
See also
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