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Meaning

The name Antonia has the following meaning:

One who is priceless and highly praised. A feminine form of the name Anthony.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Antonia is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 771 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Antonia remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Antonia in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Antonia is pronounced as an-toe-nee-uh

Origins

Antonia originates from the Latin language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Antonia and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Antonia: Boys - Juston, Lucretius, Girls - Celia, Delicia, Dulcie, Felicity, Flora, Joselin, Lavera, Lavinia, Lucretia, Valentina, Vivienne, Both genders - Augusta, Joy

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Antonia: Ansonya, Antania, Antinia, Antona, Antonetta (Swedish), Antonice, Antonie (French), Antonieta (Spanish), Antonija, Antonina (Spanish), Antonine, Antoninette (French), Antoniya, Antonnea, Antonnia, Antonya, Antuca (Spanish), Netta, Netti, Nety, Tia (Greek), Tloinette, Toinetta, Toinette (French), Toinon (French), Tona (Spanish), Tonechka, Tonette, Toney, Tonia (Polish), Tonie, Tonya

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Antonia are: Toni, Tonia, Tia

Style

We think the name Antonia should fall under the following style category: Italian.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Antonia to be: Cute and jovial woman

In one word, you might describe Antonia as a(n) "cute" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Antonia (or its variants) are:

Dr. Antonia Pantoja, born on 13 September, a famous educator. Dr. Antonia Pantoja's background: An educator, social worker, feminist, civil rights leader and founder of ASPIRA, the Puerto Rican Forum, Boricua College and Producir.

Antonia Coello Novello , born on 23 August, a famous military. Antonia Coello Novello 's background: The United States Surgeon General from 1990 to 1993.

Lady Antonia Fraser, born on 27 August, a famous author. Lady Antonia Fraser's background: A British author of history and novels, best known as Antonia Fraser for writing biographies and detective fiction, and the second wife of Harold Pinter, the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature.
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