Feminine given name
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
Danish,
Dutch,
English,
Faroese,
Finnish,
German,
Italian,
Norwegian,
Polish,
Romanian,
Spanish, and
Swedish name used in the
United States, most of
Canada, the
Latin American states,
Australia,
New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea,
Indonesia,
Philippines,
Peninsular Malaysia,
Singapore,
India,
Pakistan,
Spain,
Italy,
Austria,
Germany,
Belgium,
Netherlands,
Poland,
Romania,
Bulgaria,
Moldova, part of
Serbia,
Nordic countries,
Greenland,
Estonia,
Republic of Karelia,
South Africa,
Namibia,
Botswana,
Zimbabwe,
Zambia,
Malawi,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Kenya,
South Sudan,
Sudan, and
Ethiopia.
[1]
Antónia is a
Hungarian,
Portuguese, and
Slovak feminine form of
Anton,
Antal and
António used in
Hungary,
Slovakia,
Portugal,
Brazil,
Namibia,
South Africa,
Angola and
Mozambique as well as parts of
Romania.
[2] Antônia is a
Portuguese feminine form of
Antônio used in
Portugal,
Brazil,
Namibia,
South Africa,
Angola and
Mozambique.
[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
- 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
The 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
-
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
-
Antônia (footballer)
-
Mother Antonia, Mexican nun
-
Nina Antonia, British journalist and writer
-
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
- Susan Williams Antonia Stockard, birthname of
Stockard Channing
Fictional people
-
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
See also
Notes