Antonia
Antonia is a female given name that is used in a variety of European languages.
Origin and meaning of the name
Antonia is the feminine form of Antonius or Anton and originally denotes the origin of the Roman gens Antonia (clan of the Antonians ).
Antonia was one of the 20 most popular first names for newborn girls in Germany from 1998 to 2001.
name day
Name day for Antonia is May 6th. This date is derived from Antonia von Cirta , who is said to have died as a martyr on May 6, 256 AD in the pursuit of Valerian with several fellow sufferers .
As an alternative name day, the 13th of June is sometimes used with reference to Saint Anthony of Padua , and even more rarely with reference to Saint Anthony the Great, the 17th of January.
variants
Antonija, Antoinette , Antonietta , Antonella , Antonette , Antonie , Antonina , Toni , Tonja , Tony, Tonya , Tonia, Toñita, Toini, Tona.
Name bearers
Chronological order
- Antonia (wife of Mark Antony) , wife of Mark Antony
- Antonia (daughter of Mark Antony Orator) , daughter of Mark Antony Orator
- Antonia (daughter of Mark Antony) , daughter of Mark Antony
- Antonia Gordiana , daughter of the Roman emperor Gordian I and the mother of the emperor Gordian III.
- Antonia the Elder (* 39 BC), daughter of Marcus Antonius, grandmother Nero
- Antonia the Younger (36 BC - 37 AD), daughter of Mark Antony, mother of Claudius
- Antonia Tryphaina (15 BC - around 49 AD), Queen of Pontus
- Claudia Antonia (≈30–65), daughter of Claudius
- Antonia Caenis († 73/74), private secretary of the younger Antonia and concubine of the Roman emperor Vespasian
- Antonia Visconti (after 1350–1405), Countess of Württemberg
- Antonia of Württemberg (1613–1679)
- Antonia Bembo (around 1640–1720), Italian composer and singer
- Maria Antonia of Austria (1669–1692), only surviving daughter of Emperor Leopold I.
- Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1724–1780), wife of the Elector of Saxony
- Maria Antonia of Spain (1729–1785), Infanta of Spain and Queen of Sardinia-Piedmont
- Josepha Maria Anna Antonia Nepomucena von Salm-Reifferscheidt-Bedburg (1731–1796), Austrian abbess
- Maria Antonia von Branconi b. von Elsener (1746–1793), mistress of the Hereditary Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Braunschweig
- Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna Archduchess of Austria, (1755–1793), Queen of France, see Marie Antoinette
- Maria Antonia Anna von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1760–1797), Princess of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
- Johanna Antonia Josepha Edle von Birkenstock, (1780–1869), probably the legendary “Immortal Beloved” by Ludwig van Beethoven, see Antonie Brentano
- Maria Antonia of Naples-Sicily (1784–1806), Princess of Bourbon-Sicily, Princess of Asturias and Infanta of Spain
- Antónia Ferreira (1811-1896), Portuguese entrepreneur
- Maria Antonia of Naples-Sicily (1814–1898), Princess of Bourbon-Sicily and Grand Duchess of Tuscany
- Antonia Kwiatkowska (around 1840–1887), wife and secretary of the Russian Mikhail Alexandrowitsch Bakunin
- Antonia Maria of Portugal (1845–1913), Infanta of Portugal
- Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (1851–1938), Princess of Naples and Sicily
- Maria Antonia of Portugal (1862–1959), Infanta of Portugal
- Antonia Maury (1866–1952), American astronomer
- Antonia Matt (1878–1958), Austrian showwoman
- Antonia von Luxemburg (1899–1954), last Bavarian Crown Princess
- Antonia Dietrich (1900–1975), German theater actress
- Antonia Wechs (1900–1956), German dialect poet, see Toni Gaßner-Wechs
- Antonia Palacios (1904-2001), Venezuelan writer
- Antonia Pozzi (1912–1938), Italian poet
- Antonia Bruha , b. Spath (1915–2006), Austrian resistance fighter and author
- Antonia Hilke (1922–2009), German fashion journalist
- Antonia Fahberg (1928–2016), Austrian-German opera, operetta, lied and oratorio singer
- Antonia Johanna Dragt (* 1930), Dutch (children's and young people's book) writer, see Tonke Dragt
- Antonia Fraser , CBE (* 1932), British historian and bestselling author
- Antonia Susan Byatt (* 1936), British writer
- Antonia Arslan (* 1938), Armenian archaeologist
- Antonia Christina Basilotta (* 1943), American pop singer and choreographer, see Toni Basil
- Antonia Johnson (* 1943), Swedish entrepreneur
- Antonia Grunenberg (* 1944), German professor of political science
- Antonia M. Fennelly Catoire (* 1945), American writer, see Tony Fennelly
- Edvige Antonia Albina Maino (* 1946), Indian politician, see Sonia Gandhi
- Antonia Lerch (* 1949), German film director, screenwriter and film editor
- Antonia Rados (* 1953), Austrian television journalist
- Antonia Reininghaus (1954–2006), Austrian actress
- Antonia Limacher (* 1953), Swiss comedian
- Antónia Freitas (* 1957), fighting name Floyer, former East Timorese independence activist
- Antonia Gössinger (* 1958), Austrian journalist
- Antonia Peters (* 1958), German author and mental health activist
- Antonia Langsdorf (* 1962), chief trologist of the TV station RTL
- Antonia Eugenia Vardalos (* 1962), Greek-Canadian actress, see Nia Vardalos
- Antonia Becherer (* 1963), German ice dancer
- Antonia Haacke (* 1967), German entrepreneur and former voice actress
- Antonija Balek (* 1968), Croatian disabled athlete in athletics
- Antonia Kidman (* 1970), Australian journalist, television presenter and producer
- Antonia Holfelder (* 1971), German actress
- Antonia Reed (* 1972), American rapper, see Bahamadia
- Grietje Antonia Ragas-Breugem (* 1974), Dutch presenter, pop singer and model, see Tooske Ragas
- Antonia von Romatowski (* 1976), German voice simulator, actress and comedian
- Antonia Liskova (* 1977), Italian-Slovak actress
- Antonia Moraiti (* 1977), former Greek water polo player
- Antonia Truppo (* 1977), Italian actress
- Antonia Michaelis (* 1979), German author for children and young people
- Antonija Šola (* 1979), Croatian actress and pop singer
- Antonia from Tyrol (* 1980), Austrian pop singer
- Antonia Schmale (* 1980), German soccer player
- Antonia Campbell-Hughes (born 1982), Irish actress
- Antonia Prebble (* 1984), New Zealand actress
- Antonia Schmitz (* 1984), Miss Germany 2005
- Antonia-Alexa Georgiew (* 1985), German violinist
- Antonia Thomas (* 1986), British actress
- Antonia Pütz (* 1987), German handball player
- Maria Antónia Texeira Rosa (* 1988), Portuguese singer, see Mia Rose
- Antonia Iacobescu (* 1989), Romanian-American singer
- Antonia Göransson (* 1990), Swedish football player
- Antonia Garrn (* 1992), German model, see Toni Garrn
- Antonia Knupfer (* 1992), German soccer player
- Antonia Münchow (* 1994), German actress
- Antonia Wesseloh (* 1995), German model
- Antonia Fulss (* 2003), German actress