Antonina and Antoņina are feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

s and nicknames. It is a Bulgarian, Latin, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian

that is an alternate form of

Antonia Antonia may refer to: People * Antonia (name), including a list of people with the name * Antonia gens, a Roman family, any woman of the gens was named ''Antonia'' * Antônia (footballer) * Antônia Melo Entertainment * '' Antonia's Line'', or ...

in use in Israel, Vietnam, Moldova, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus,

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

, Estonia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. It is a Danish, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian and

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

diminutive form of Antonia in use in Greenland, Finland, Norway,

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

, Denmark, parts of the

Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...

, Germany, Italy, Northern Estonia, Austria, eastern

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, and parts of Romania and Hungary. Antoņina is a Latvian alternate form of Antonia in use in

. Notable people with this name include the following:

Given name

Arts

* Antonina Houbraken (1686–1736), Dutch draughtswoman *

Antonina Koptiaeva Antonina Dmitriyevna Koptiaeva (; 7 November 1909 – 12 November 1991) was a Soviet and Russian writer. Her novels concern the personal and professional lives of women in the Soviet Union. Biography Koptiaeva was born in Iuzhnyi in ea ...

(1909–1991), Soviet novelist *

Antonina Kymytval Antonina Aleksandrovna Kymytval (russian: Антони́на Алекса́ндровна Кымытва́ль, ckt, Кымъытвааԓ, translit=Kym"ytvaal, ) (April 22, 1938 – October 29, 2015) was a Chukchi poet and children's writer who wr ...

(1938–2015), Russian writer * Antonina Liedtke, Polish writer *

Antonina Niemiryczowa Antonina Niemiryczowa or Niemierzycowa, née Bożeniec Jełowicka (pseud. ''A.Z.I.N.L.O: Antonina Z Iełowickich Niemiryczowa Litewska Oboźna, tr. Antonina née Iełowicka Niemiryczowa Lithuanian Camp dweller'' c.1702 in Ożenin, Ostróg - c.1 ...

(1702–1780), Polish poet * Antonina Riasanovsky (1895–1985), Russian author *

Antonina Rzhevskaya Antonina Leonardovna Rzhevskaya (née Popova; ; 1861– 15 July 1934) also known by masculine pseudonym A. L. Rzhevsky, was a Russian painter, primarily of domestic genre scenes. She was one of the only two women who worked with the Peredvizhnik ...

(1861–1934), Russian painter *

Antonina Żabińska Antonina Maria Żabińska, ''née'' Erdman (18 July 1908 – 19 March 1971), was a Polish writer connected, through her husband Jan Żabiński, with the Warsaw Zoo. Life Antonina Żabińska's literary debut was a short story, ''"Pamiętnik żyraf ...

(1908–1971), was a Polish writer

Entertainment

* Antonina Abarinova (1842–1901), Russian opera singer *

Antonina Girycz Antonina Girycz (20 February 1939 – 19 January 2022) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1966. Girycz died on 19 January 2022, at the age of 82. Selected filmography * ''Katastrofa'' (1965) * '' ...

(1939–2022), Polish actress *

Antonina Hoffmann Antonina Hoffmann (16 June 1842 – 16 June 1897) was a Polish theatre actress and leading representative of the so-called 'Kraków School' of acting introduced by . Her acting career spanned five decades during the Victorian era. Early life Anto ...

(1842–1897), Polish theatre actress *

Antonina Krzysztoń Antonina Krzysztoń (born 13 June 1954 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish singer-songwriter. On 3 May 2006 the Polish President, Lech Kaczyński, awarded her the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( p ...

(born 1954), Polish singer-songwriter *

Antonina Matviyenko Antonina Matviyenko ( uk, Антоніна Матвієнко) is a Ukrainian singer. She is known for her timbre of voice and manner of singing. Biography Antonina was born on 12 April 1981, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Nina Matviyenko, her mother, who ...

(born 1981), Ukrainian singer * Antonina Miliukova (1848–1917), wife of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky *

Antonina Nezhdanova Antonina Vasilyevna Nezhdanova (russian: Антони́на Васи́льевна Нежда́нова, – 26 June 1950), was a Russian and Soviet coloratura soprano. Nezhdanova was born in , near Odesa, Ukraine, then in the Russian Empire. ...

(1873–1950), Russian opera singer *

Antonina Prusinowska Antonina Prusinowska, or ''Pruszanowska'', or ''Prosinowska'' (fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In ...

(fl. 1767), Polish stage actress *

Antonina Shuranova Antonina Nikolayevna Shuranova ( rus, Антони́на Никола́евна Шура́нова, 1936–2003) was a Russian stage, television and film actress. Partial filmography * ''War and Peace'' (1966–1967, part 1-5) as Princess Maria Bo ...

(1936–2003), Russian actress *Antonina Szumowska, birthname of

Antoinette Szumowska Antoinette Szumowska (February 22, 1868 — August 16, 1938), originally Antonina Szumowska, later Antoinette Szumowska-Adamowska, was a Polish pianist and piano teacher. Early life Antonina Szumowska was born near Lublin. Her father, a professo ...

(1868–1938), Polish pianist

Military/War

Antonina Grégoire Antonina Grégoire (23 January 1914 – 21 July 1952) was a Belgian business engineer, feminist and communist. She joined the Belgian Partisans Armés resistance during the Second World War, and ran an intelligence gathering section, then post w ...

(1914–1952) Belgian business engineer, feminist, communist, ran an intelligence gathering section in Belgian

Partisans Armés The Armed Partisans (french: Partisans armés, or PA) was a faction of the Belgian Resistance, resistance in German occupation of Belgium during World War II, German-occupied Belgium in World War II. The group was affiliated to the Belgian Communi ...

resistance during Second World War. *

Antonina Khudyakova Antonina Fyodorovna Khudyakova (; – 17 December 1998) was a senior lieutenant and deputy squadron commander in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, nicknamed the "Night Witches" during World War II. For successfully completing ...

(1917–1998), Soviet Air Force officer * Antonina Lebedeva (1916–1943), Soviet Air Force officer *

Antonina Makarova Antonina Makarovna Makarova (née Panfilova, Ginsburg by marriage, russian: Антонина Макаровна Макарова, 1 March 1920 – 11 August 1979) was a Soviet war criminal and executioner who collaborated with Nazi Germany dur ...

(1921–1979), Soviet war criminal *

Antonina Petrova Antonina Petrova (; 14 March 1915 – 4 November 1941) was a Soviet partisan and medic. She was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 8 April 1942 for killing herself to avoid being captured and interrogated by the Germans af ...

(1915–1941), Soviet partisan and medic *

Antonina Tomaszewska Antonina Tomaszewska (1814–1883) was a Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and rebel. She participated in the November Uprising against the Russian Empire; her actions during the revolt led to her being cited as an example of female heroism in the Poli ...

(1814–1883), Polish noblewoman and rebel *

Antonina Wyrzykowska Antonina Wyrzykowska, née Karwowska (12 August 1916 – 29 November 2011) was a Polish Righteous Among the Nations known for helping Jews who fled the Jedwabne pogrom. She was also decorated with the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Re ...

(1916–2011), Polish Righteous Among the Nations honoree * Antonina Zubkova (1920–1950), Soviet Air Force officer

Politics

Antonina Kravchuk Antonina Mykhailivna Kravchuk ( uk, Антоніна Михайлівна Кравчук, née Mishura (Мішура); November 3, 1935 in the village of Vyry Bilopillia Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine SSR) is a former First Lady of Ukraine. Biograp ...

(born 1935), Ukrainian First Lady * Antonina Stoyanova (born 1952), Bulgarian IP lawyer, diplomat and social activist, who was the Bulgarian First Lady *

Antonina Uccello Antonina P. Uccello (born May 19, 1922) is an American politician, born in Hartford, Connecticut, to parents who had emigrated from Sicily. Political career When she was elected the mayor of Hartford, in 1967, she became also the first woman may ...

(1922–2023), American politician

Science

* Antonina Borissova (1903–1970), Russian botanist * Antonina Dvoryanets (1952–2014), Ukrainian hydraulic engineer and political activist *

Antonina Pirozhkova Antonina Pirozhkova (1 July 1909 – 12 September 2010) was a Soviet civil engineer and writer, best known for her contributions to the construction of the Moscow Metro and the preservation of the literary legacy of her husband Isaac Babel. Bi ...

(1909–2010), Russian civil engineer * Antonina Pojarkova (1897–1980), Russian botanist * Antonina Prikhot'ko (1906–1995), Russian physicist

Sports

Antonina Dragašević Antonina Dragašević ( sr, Антонина Драгашевић; born 25 March 1948), née Antonina Georgieva ( bg, Антонина Георгиева), is a Bulgarian and Serbian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master ...

(born 1948), Bulgarian chess player *

Antonina Dubinina Antonina Dubinina ( sr-cyr, Антонина Дубинина; born 23 October 1996) is a Serbian figure skater who competes in ladies' singles. She is the 2019 Skate Helena champion, a five-time Serbian national champion, and competed in the f ...

(born 1996), Serbian figure skater *

Antonina Ivanova Antonina Grigoryevna Ivanova Vaschenko (russian: Антонина Григорьевна Иванова; 25 December 1932 in Taganrog – 23 March 2006 in Moscow) was a Soviet shot putter. She participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics, placing sev ...

(1932–2006), Soviet shot putter *

Antonina Koshel Antonina Vladimirovna Koshel (russian: Антонина Владимировна Кошель, be, Антаніна Уладзіміраўна Кошаль; born 20 November 1954) is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Sum ...

(born 1954), Soviet artistic gymnast *

Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka (russian: Антонина Владимировна Кривошапка; born 21 July 1987) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where her team orig ...

(born 1987), Russian middle-distance athlete * Antonina Latinik-Rieger (1906–1989), Polish fencer * Antonina Lazareva (born 1941), Soviet high jump athlete *

Antonina Melnikova Antonina Alekseyevna Melnikova ( be, Антаніна Аляксееўна Мельнікава, Antanina Aliaksiejeŭna Mielnikava; russian: Антонина Алексеевна Мельникова, born 19 February 1958) is a Belarusian spri ...

(born 1958), Belarusian canoer *

Antonina Nastoburko Antonina Nastoburko (russian: Антонина Настобурко, née Pobyubko; born 21 January 1959) is a Ukrainian female former Soviet track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 metres. She was a member of the silver medal-winning Sovi ...

(born 1959), Ukrainian sprint athlete *

Antonina Ordina Antonina Ordina (russian: Антонина Ордина) (born 24 January 1962 in Naryan-Mar) is a former Soviet/Swedish cross-country skier who competed at international level from 1985 to 2002. In Soviet time she trained at Dynamo in Kalinin. ...

(born 1962), Swedish cross country skier *

Antonina Popova Antonina Nikolayevna Popova (russian: Антони́на Никола́eвна Попо́ва; née Zolotukhina; born 25 April 1935) is a Soviet Sport of athletics, athlete. She competed in the Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's d ...

(born 1935), Soviet discus athlete *

Antonina Pustovit Antonina Pustovit (born 16 October 1955) is a Ukrainian former rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), offici ...

(born 1955), Ukrainian former rower * Antonina Rubtsova (born 1984), Kazakhstani volleyball player * Antonina Rudenko (born 1950), Soviet swimmer *

Antonina Ryzhova Antonina Alekseyevna Ryzhova ( rus, Антонина Алексеевна Рыжова; July 5, 1934 – May 1, 2020) was a Soviet competitive volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist. She was born in Moscow, Russia Russia (, , ), o ...

(1934–2020), Soviet volleyball player * Antonina Seredina (1929–2016), Russian sprint canoeist * Antonina Shevchenko (born 1984), Kyrgyzstani Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist * Antonina Skorobogatchenko (born 1999), Russian handballer *

Antonina Yefremova Antonina Yefremova (born 19 July 1981) is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Yefremova received a two-year ban in 2012 for using testosterone at the 2011 World Athletics Championships. She won the gold medal at the 2 ...

(born 1981), Ukrainian middle-distance athlete * Antonina Zelikovich (born 1958), Russian rower * Antonina Zetova (born 1973), Bulgarian volleyball player

Other

* Antonina (wife of Belisarius) (c. 495 – after 565), Byzantine patrikia and wife of Belisarius *

Antonina Bludova Countess Antonina Dmitrievna Bludova (Антонина Дмитриевна Блудова; 25 April 1813 – 9 April 1891) was a Russian philanthropist, salonist, memoirist and lady-in-waiting. Antonina Bludova was the eldest child of Count Dmi ...

(1813–1891), Russian philanthropist and lady-in-waiting *

Antonina W. Bouis Antonina W. Bouis is a German literary translator from Russian to English. She has been called "the best literary translator from Russian" by ''Publishers Weekly''. Life Born in West Germany, Bouis was educated in the United States. She has degre ...

, American translator *

Blessed Blessed may refer to: * The state of having received a blessing * Blessed, a title assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to someone who has been beatified Film and television * ''Blessed'' (2004 film), a 2004 motion picture about a supernatura ...

Antonina De Angelis Antonina De Angelis (possibly Antonina de Angelis, 24 October 1880 – 25 February 1962) was an Italian Roman Catholic who was a professed sister of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy, established by Maria Giuseppa Rossello. Upon admittance into ...

(1880–1962), Italian Roman Catholic *

Antonina Kłoskowska Antonina Kłoskowska (7 November 1919, Piotrków Trybunalski – 12 July 2001, Warsaw), was a Polish sociologist. In her work, she focused on the sociology of culture. Kłoskowska taught at the universities Łódź (1966-1977) and Warsaw (1977-199 ...

(1919–2001), Polish sociologist *

Antonina Roxa Antonina Roxa was one of the first Falkland Islanders whose residence in the islands predated the British return in 1833. Roxa first travelled to the islands in 1830 and was part of Luis Vernet's original colony. After the British return she b ...

(c. 1807 – 1869), Falkland Island colonist *Saint Antonina of

Antonina and Alexander Saints Theodora and Didymus (died 304) are Christian saints whose legend is based on a 4th-century ''acta'' and the word of Saint Ambrose. The pair were martyred in the reigns of co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximianus. St. Theodora ...

(died 313), Roman martyr

Middle name

Hanna Antonina Wojcik Slak Hanna Slak (born 1975, Warsaw, Poland) is a Slovenian - German film director and screenwriter. In 2017, Slak's film ''Rudar (The Miner)'' was selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards The 90th ...

(born 1975), Polish-born Slovenian film director and screenwriter *

Maria Antonina Kratochwil Maria Antonina Kratochwil (21 August 1881 – 7 October 1942) was beatified by Pope John Paul II as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II. She tried to help the Jews survive during the Holocaust.Rachel Fanny Antonina Lee (1770s – 1829), British kidnap victim

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