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 [ 4 syll. an-to-nia, ant-on-ia ] The girl name Antonia is pronounced aeNTOWNiyah KEY. Antonia is of Latin origin. It is used mainly in Dutch, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish. The meaning of Antonia is 'priceless, inestimable'. The name has long been popular in continental Europe before English speakers adopted it in the early 20th century. The form Antoinette has been used by English speakers since the mid 19th century; it is often associated with the wife of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), the French queen famous for her beauty, knowledge, and extravagance. Antonia is the feminine equivalent of the English Anthony. Antonia is a widely used name; it has 41 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Anthonia, Antoinette (also used in French), Antonette, Antonina (also used in Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and German), Netta (also used in Hebrew and Mende), Netti, Nettie, Toinetta, Toinette (also used in French), Tonette (also used in French), and Toney. Other English variants include the short forms Toni, Tonia (also used in Italian), and Tonya (also used in Russian), and the pet forms Onita, Tona (also used in Spanish), and Tony. Forms of Antonia used in foreign languages include the Dutch Anteunette, the Galician Antía, the Spanish Antoinetta, the Czech, French, and German Antonie, the Spanish Antonieta, the Italian Antonietta, the Russian Antonija, the French Antonine, the Portuguese and Slavic Antónia, the Dutch Teunisje, the French Toinon, the Russian Tonja, the Polish Tosia, the Russian Tosky, and the Russian Tosya. Specific foreign variants include the pet forms Antonella (Italian), Antonetta (Italian and Scandinavian), To (Dutch), Toini (Finnish), Tonje (Scandinavian), Toos (Dutch), Toosje (Dutch), Tunke (Dutch), and Tunna (Dutch). Antonia is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1996 with 0.035% of baby girls being named Antonia. It was #395 in rank then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and is used only on an infrequent scale now. Among all girl names in its family, Antonia was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Antonia has primarily been a girl name, although in the last century it has also been used for boys. In 1979, 3 times more girls than boys were given the name Antonia. Baby names that sound like Antonia include the Portuguese and Slavic Antónia, the English Anthonia, the English and French Amandine, the English and Italian Andrina, the Czech, French, and German Antonie, the Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, English, and German Antonina, the French Antonine, the Czech Antonína, and the German Undine. A famous person named Antonia is Actress, Nia Vardalos, born Antonia Eugenia Vardalos 24 September 1962, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. KEY: Pronunciation for Antonia: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
