It's my top choice if i ever have a daughter and can get DH approval (I just need him to forget about
Leona and consider something else). I pronounce
Antonia ann-TOE-nee-uh and I am from California. I also like the other pronunciation but I feel that I have to use a fake accent to say it lol.
I like
Antonia with no nicknames the best. If I ever have my
Antonia I will probably call her
Tawny on occasion I also like
Nia and think that
Nina works as a nickname too. Ants would probably be a cutesy family nickname, kind of like Bug, not something I would tell others to call her.