Antonia (name)
| Antonia | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | anne-TONE-eey-yah (USA) or ann-TON-ya (Italian) |
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Latin |
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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 and a feminine version of the name Antonio. Its meaning is "priceless", "praiseworthy" and "beautiful".
Feminine variants
- Antía -- Galician
- Antoinette -- French
- Antonija -- Croatian
- Antonella -- Italian
- Antonette -- English
- Antònia -- Catalan
- Antónia -- Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
- Antonia -- Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Georgian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish
- Antonie -- Czech
- Antonietta -- Italian, Spanish
- Antonija -- Croatian, Slovene
- Antonina -- Italian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
- Donka -- Bulgarian
- Nela -- Croatian
- Teuna -- Dutch
- Αντωνία (Antonia or Andonia) -- Greek
- Toinette -- French
- Toini -- Finnish
- Toni -- English
- Tony -- English
- Tonia -- English, Ukrainian
- Tonka -- Croatian, Slovene
- Tonya -- English, Russian, Ukrainian
- Toñi -- Spanish
Roman Antiquity
The name of any women of the Antonius family in Ancient Rome:
- 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 of Mark Antony), 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, granddaughter of Gaius Antonius Hybrida and Pythodoros of Tralles, who was a 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
- Lex Antonia, the law proposed by Marcus Antonius (Mark Anthony)
Other people
- Nina Antonia, British journalist and writer
- Toni Collette (born Antonia Collette), Australian actress and singer
- Antonia Fraser, British historian and novelist
- Antonia Kidman, Australian journalist and sister of Nicole Kidman
- Antonia Novello, first female and Hispanic Surgeon General of the United States
- Antonia Scarpa, American film director and musician of Sicilian descent
- Antonia Thomas, British actress
- Mother Antonia, Mexican nun
- Antonia of Baux, queen consort of Sicily
- Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro, descendant of emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
- Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
- Infanta Antónia of Portugal, Portuguese princess
Fictional people
- Antonia Ridderfjell, fictional character in the Bert Diaries comic book adaptions, cousin of Emilia Ridderfjell
- Antonia, heroine in the Gothic novel The Monk.
See also
- Antonia (disambiguation)