Antoniya is a
Russian and
Bulgarian 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 ...
that is derived from
Antonius and is a variant of
Antonina 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.
Notable people with this name include the following.
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Antoniya Grigorova
Antonia Grigorova ( bg, Антония Григорова) (born December 7, 1986, in Varna) is a Bulgarian cross-country skier who has competed since 2004. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 60th in the 10 km and 62nd in ...
(born 1986), Bulgarian cross-country skier
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Antoniya Yordanova
Antoniya Yordanova ( bg, Антония Йорданова; born 17 August 1976, in Kyustendil) is a retired Bulgarian long jumper. She was selected to compete for the Bulgarian Olympic team in the long jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics after reco ...
(born 1976), Bulgarian long jumper
See also
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Antonia (name)
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Antonida Asonova
Antonida Asonova (russian: Антонида Асонова; born 24 August 1979) is a Kazakhstani ice hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic ...
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Antonija
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Antonina (name)
Antonina and Antoņina are feminine given names and nicknames. It is a Bulgarian, Latin, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian given name that is an alternate form of Antonia in use in Israel, Vietnam, Moldova, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Sl ...
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Antoñita (disambiguation)
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Antonya Nelson
Antonya Nelson (born January 6, 1961) is an American author and teacher of creative writing who writes primarily short stories.
Life and education
Antonya Nelson was born January 6, 1961, in Wichita, Kansas.
She received a BA degree from the U ...
Notes
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Bulgarian feminine given names
Russian feminine given names