Antonia
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| Pronunciation | anne-TONE-eey-yah (USA) or ann-TON-ya (Italian) |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | Latin |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Antonia |
Antonia can refer to the girl's name Antonia, which (in English) is pronounced anne-TONE-eeh-yah or ann-TON-ya. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the Antonius family. Its meaning is "priceless" or "praiseworthy".
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[edit] Roman Antiquity
The name of any women of the Antonius family in Ancient Rome, according to the Roman naming conventions. In classical sources there are women mentioned with this name (see also: Julio-Claudian family tree):
- Antonia, the daughter of Marcus Antonius Orator
- Antonia Hybrida Major, the first daughter of politician Gaius Antonius Hybrida who married the tribune Lucius Caninius Gallus
- Antonia Hybrida Minor, the second daughter of politician Gaius Antonius Hybrida who married her paternal first cousin Mark Antony as his second wife
- Antonia, daughter to the above who married wealthy Greek Pythodoros of Tralles
- Julia Antonia, mother of triumvir Marcus Antonius
- Daughters of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor:
- 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 Marcus Antonius (Mark Anthony)
- Antonia Tryphaena, granddaughter to Antonia and Pythodoros of Tralles, who was a princess of Pontus. Her mother Pythodorida of Pontus, was the daughter to Antonia and Pythodoros
- Claudia Antonia, Roman princess, granddaughter of Antonia Minor and a daughter of Roman Emperor Claudius
- Antonia Gordiana, daughter, sister and mother of Emperors Gordian I to III respectively
- Antonia and Alexander, Roman Catholic saints
- Lex Antonia, the law proposed by Marcus Antonius (Mark Anthony)
[edit] Other people
- Antonia Armato, United States songwriter
- Antonia Barber, British writer
- Antonia Bembo, Italian composer
- Antonia Bertucci-Pinelli, Italian painter
- Antonia Bird, British TV and film producer
- Antonia Brickell, British radio presenter
- Antonia Brico, United States conductor and pianist
- Antonia Campbell-Hughes, British-Irish actress and fashion designer
- Antonia de Sancha, British actress
- Antonia Donatiello, Italian teacher and writer
- Antonia Forest, British children's author
- Antonia Fraser, British author of biographies and detective novels
- Antonia Herrero, Argentine film actress
- Antonia Ax:son Johnson, Swedish businesswoman
- Antonia Juhasz, United States author and political activist
- Antonia Kidman, Australian television personality and sister of actress Nicole Kidman
- Antonia Martínez, Puerto Rican student shot dead by the police
- Antonia Maury, United States astronomer
- Antonia Moreira, Angolan judoka
- Antonia Murphy, Australian actress
- Antonia Novello, United States Surgeon General
- Antonia of Balzo, queen consort of Sicily
- Antonia Okonma, British actress
- Antonia Pantoja, Puerto Rican educator and civil rights leader
- Antonia Prebble, New Zealand actress
- Antonia Rey, Cuban actress
- Antonia San Juan, Spanish actress and director
- Antonia Simigis, United States journalist
- Antonia Stone, United States creator of CTCNet
- Antonia Terzi, Italian aerodynamicist
- Antonia Teodora Eiriz Vázquez, Cuban artist
- Antonia White, British writer
- Antonia Zerbisias, Canadian journalist
- Infanta Antónia of Portugal, Portuguese princess
- Mother Antonia, Mexican nun
- Nina Antonia, British journalist and writer
- Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro, descendant of emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
- Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
- Antonia Medlicott , Supergirl from CASINO.COM
- Antonia Gillies , Brilliant British Comedian
[edit] Places
- The Antonia Fortress in Jerusalem
- Pico d'Antónia, a mountain on Cape Verde
- 272 Antonia, a main belt asteroid
[edit] Entertainment
- Antonia, a 1995 movie featuring Willeke van Ammelrooy, released in the USA as Antonia's Line
- Antonia, a MADtv recurring character
- My Antonia, a novel by Willa Cather
- My Antonia (film), a 1995 film based on the novel
- Antônia, a Brazilian film about a hip-hop band.
- Antonia, a song on the Motion City Soundtrack album Even If It Kills Me
- "Antonia", the name of the mandolin in Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
- Antonia Marchette, a character in Beverly Hills 90210
- Antonia Ramos, an episode of Nip/Tuck
- Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman, a 1974 documentary about Antonia Brico
[edit] Biology
- The genus Antonia of plants in the Loganiaceae family
[edit] Other
- RMS Antonia, a ship from the Cunard line
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