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Antonia

OriginLatin
Meaning"from Antium"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#1279

2025 SSA

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About Antonia

Antonia is stronger than most feminized boys’ names, reflecting the pioneer spirit of Willa Cather's classic novel My Antonia. Antonia is hovering near the bottom of the US popularity list, which may be an excellent reason for you to use it.

Antonia was borne by several prominent women in ancient Rome, including the mother of the Emperor Claudius. A recent distinguished namesake is British historian/biographer Lady Antonia Fraser. It is also the full name of actress Nia Vardalos.

Antonia is also given to boys.

Pronounced an-TO-nee-uh.

As of October 2026, Antonia ranked #1279 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #336 in 1882.

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Famous Antonias

  • Maria AntoniaGirl

    birth name of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

  • Antonia AlighieriGirl

    daughter of Italian poet Dante Alighieri

  • Antonia of Luxembourg (Antoinette Roberte Sophie Wilhelmine)Girl

    last Crown Princess of Bavaria as wife of Crown Prince Rupprecht

  • Antónia María Fernanda Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francisca de Assis Ana Gonzaga Silvéria Júlia Augusta de SaxeGirl

    Coburgo e Bragança, Princess of Portugal; Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern

  • Antonia Elizabeth Brigid Louise MansfeldGirl

    Princess of Prussia; Duchess of Wellington; great,granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II

  • Antonia MinorGirl

    younger daughter of Roman statesman Marc Antony

  • Antonia MajorGirl

    elder daughter of Marc Antony

  • Antonia TryphaenaGirl

    Princess of the Bosporan Kingdom

  • AntoniaGirl

    Princess of Württemberg, literary patroness and Kabbalist

  • Antonia "Nia" VardalosGirl

    American actress

  • Antonia "Toya" JohnsonGirl

    Wright, American reality TV personality

  • Antonia KidmanGirl

    Australian journalist, sister of actress Nicole Kidman

  • Antonia ScarpaGirl

    American filmmaker and musician

  • Antonia Laura ThomasGirl

    English actress

  • Antonia (A.S.) ByattGirl

    British novelist and critic

  • Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser (Pinter)Girl

    English writer and widow of playwright Harold Pinter

  • Antonia BirdGirl

    English TV and film director

  • Antonia BenedettoGirl

    daughter of singer Tony Bennett

  • Antonia LottnerGirl

    German tennis player

  • Antonia Coello NovelloGirl

    former U.S. Surgeon General

  • Antonia LofasoGirl

    American chef

  • Antonia OkaforGirl

    American activist

Antonia in pop culture

  • Ántonia "Tony" ShimerdaGirl

    character in "My Antonia" by Willa Cather

  • Antonia ClarkGirl

    or Toni, character in "The Weight of Silence" by Heather Gudenkauf

  • Antonia 'Ant'Girl

    main character in the "Notes From a Liar and Her Dog" by Gennifer Choldenko

  • Queen Antonia BayleGirl

    a character in the game EverQuest II

  • Antonia Gavilan de LogronoGirl

    character on TV's True Blood

  • AntoniaGirl

    character in "Practical Magic"

  • Antonia KevilleGirl

    birth name of sister Monica Joan on TV's Call the midwife

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