Antonia Darder is a Puerto Rican and American scholar, artist, poet and activist. She holds the Leavey Presidential Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Leadership in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University. She also is Professor Emerita of Educational Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Antonia Novello, M.D., is a Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator. She was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as 14th Surgeon General of the United States from 1990 to 1993. Novello was the first woman and first Hispanic to serve as Surgeon General. Novello also served as Commissioner of Health for the State of New York from 1999 to 2006. Novello has received numerous awards including more than fifty honorary degrees, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2000, and has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Antonia is also the name of an important and expensive fashion boutique in Milan, Italy. Another Antonia linked to the world of fashion is Francisca Antonia Mendez, a Dominican model who has posed for People en Espanol.
Pretty and quite unique in English-speaking countries. I like this pronounced an-TON-ya rather than an-TOE-nee-a; I just find it easier to say that way.
A beautiful, sophisticated name. I could possibly be naming a daughter this.
― Anonymous User 12/29/2020
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My name is Antonia and my friends all call me Toto. I used to really hate my name, I thought it was too clunky and had a stuck-up feel to it, but lately I've grown to appreciate it more! I think it has a very melodic sound and rhythm to it, and a nice meaning overall!
I really like Antonia for a name. It has a very strong yet beautifully romantic feel to it. The meaning “priceless” is gorgeous, as well. Also, I think Toni/Tony are really good nickname potentials. It gives it a more tomboyish feel, but is still feminine, too. I think Antonia is a wonderful name.God bless you.
Antonia sounds so classy, elegant, and mature! It makes me imagine a beautiful, mysterious woman with long, wavy black hair and dark eyes. Antonia does sound a bit grown-up for a kid or teenager, but that's fine since that's only a minority of her lifetime, unlike with juvenile names. Toni is nice as a nickname, although it may get misspelled Tony. To me, Toni sounds fitting on someone who is extroverted, bubbly, and girly. All in all, it's a wonderful name.
Am called Mary Antonia Ritah and out of all my names I love Antonia most because its unique first of all, I've never had a namesake called Antonia in all the schools I've been to so far until this year I met one girl by the same name, I receive a lot of compliments about my name because people think its really beautiful but the worst part is I am now nicknamed Tony and some call me Anty and it just pisses me off. Otherwise, it's a good name save for the ridiculous nicknames attached to it.
A classy but strong name with great history. I find it beautiful and my favorite combination is Antonia Charlotte. I personally don't like the Toni nickname but open to it if my future child likes it. Who knows, it might fit them. I personally am not into nicknames if the name's good enough then nicknames shouldn't be a concern. All that matters is if the whole name is pleasing and Toni isn't that big of a deal breaker for me.
I used to hold this name in high regard. It is a sophisticated, classic name with a rich history. But then someone misspelled it one day as ATONIA, which essentially means "a muscle that has lost its strength." That association really altered the way I saw this name. =(
The name Antonia was given to 264 girls born in the US in 2016. 89.74 percent of people with the first name Antonia are female. Also Catalan and Finnish.
― Anonymous User 6/5/2017
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Also Bulgarian, Croatian and Georgian form of Antonius. [noted -ed]
Antonia "Toni" Garrn is a German model. In 2008, she got her big break in the fashion industry after signing an exclusive contract with Calvin Klein. Toni Garrn was born Antonia Garrn in Hamburg, Germany. Her father works for an oil refinery and her mother is a businesswoman. She has an older brother, Niklas, who is also a model. When Garrn was two years old, she moved with her family to London, and later to Athens when she was six. By the age of 10, she moved back to Hamburg with her family.
Antonia Liskova is a Slovak-Italian actress. Liskova lived in Slovakia until her 17th birthday. After graduating in pharmacology and medicinal chemistry, her father offered her a trip to Italy where she worked as waitress in a small bar in Rome after starting a modeling career in Milan.
I named my daughter Antonia Renee, and she is 18 now. I think it is a beautiful name. She gets compliments all the time on how beautiful her name is.
― Anonymous User 1/28/2016
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Antonia Iacobescu, commonly known as Antonia, is a Romanian singer. An amazing song of hers is "Marionette". :D.
― Anonymous User 10/3/2015
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Pronounced Ann-Toe-knee-uh. Throw it all together as so it doesn't sound 'choppy'.
― Anonymous User 9/21/2015
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Antonia is such a gorgeous name. The only thing I hate is the possible nickname Tony, I would use either Annie or Nia.
― Anonymous User 6/14/2015
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A beautiful, strong name. It ages well and people can give a lot of nicknames.
― Anonymous User 5/20/2015
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Antonia (1724-1780) was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and his wife Maria Amalia. She later married Friedrich Christian, Elector of Saxony.
This name sounds kinda snobby ann toneeee ia! I'd imagine someone with this name to be stuck up and self obsessed but you can't tell a personality from a name I suppose. :)
I love this name! My best friend has it, and it suits her really well, as the name Antonia stirs up a vision of a beautiful woman, and my friend is very pretty.
This is such a beautiful name! I wish I could succeed in selling this name to my husband. It sounds beautiful, strong and capable, like a city woman turned pioneer.
It's a nice enough name, but I can't stand the nicknames Toni and Tonia. The former sounds like the name of many jerks, and the latter just sounds a bit trashy and harsh. Also, I think this name only really suits women with dark hair and brown eyes. I still associate the name with that dimwitted character on MADTV with the name Antonia.
In the BOOK Practical Magic (as opposed to the movie, where they changed it) Antonia Owens was the older daughter of Sally. She had red hair, was very beautiful, always wore black, and was something of a prima donna. She was also much more of a character in the book than in the movie.
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― Anonymous User 9/5/2007
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Tonya is a form of Antonia.
― Anonymous User 9/5/2007
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Ántonia was the main character in Willa Cather's book My Ántonia - it's pronounced, in this case, AHN-to-nee-ah. I prefer this pronunciation to the regular.
Antonia is the feminine form of Antonius, but it should be noted that it derives from the family name, not a male given name. Roman women were generally assigned the feminized version of the family name. Thus, Marcus Antonius had two daughters, Antonia Major and Antonia Minor. Likewise for other names -- Julia, etc.
About the Roman naming of daughters... Aside from naming daughters Antonia Major and Antonia Minor, Romans might number them (ie: Antonia Prima, Antonia Secunda, Antonia Tertia...)