Antonie

Antonie is a female given name , but also occurs as a male given name (mostly as Antoni ).

Origin and meaning of the name

Antonie is the feminine form of Anton.

The name comes from Latin and means “the one standing in front” or “the one walking ahead”.

St. Antonie v. Brescia († 1507) was canonized as the exemplary superior of a Benedictine settlement (memorial day: March 11th)

A leading figure from Thomas Mann's novel “Die Buddenbrooks” (1901) renewed the first name.

Well-known namesake

First name

• Antonie Brentano , sister-in-law of Bettina von Arnim and friend of Beethoven
• Antonie Hegerlíková (1923–2012), Czechoslovak actress
• Antonie Iorgovan (1948–2007), Romanian lawyer and politician
• Rahel Antonie Friederike Varnhagen von Ense (1771–1833), Berlin writer and salon lady
• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), Dutch merchant and naturalist
• Antonie von Lothringen (1568–1610), Duchess of Jülich-Kleve-Berg
• Antonie Traun (1850–1924), German social reformer and women's rights activist

family name

• Peter Antonie (* 1958), Australian rower

variants

Antoinette , Antonella, Antonette, Antonia, Antonina, Nina, Toni, Tonja, Tonie