Antonia, Antónia, Antônia, or Antonía is a feminine given name and a

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. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the ''

Antonius Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish language, Danish, Dutch language, Dutch, Finnish language, Finnish, Latin language, Latin, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and Swedish language, Swedish name used in Gre ...

'' family. Its meaning is "priceless", "praiseworthy" and "beautiful". Antonia is a Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese name used in many parts of the world. Antónia is a Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Polish feminine form of Anton, Antal and António used in

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, and

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, as well as parts of

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. Antônia is a Portuguese feminine form of Antônio used in

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, and

,. Antonía is an Icelandic feminine form of Antonie used in

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. Antonia () is the feminine form of Antonios (Αντώνιος) and

Antonis Antónis (Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a Greek language, Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonios that is used in Greece and Cyprus. Antonis is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius tha ...

(Αντώνης) used mainly in

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and

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Variants

*Anthonia – Danish, Finnish, Swedish *Antoaneta – Bulgarian *Antoinette – French *Antonela – Albanian *Antonella – Danish, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish *Antoneta – Albanian *Antonette – English *Antonia – Albanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Georgian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish *Ántonia – Bohemian *Antonía – Icelandic *Antònia – Catalan *Antónia – Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak *Antônia –

Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese (; ; also known as pt-BR) is the set of Variety (linguistics), varieties of Portuguese language native to Brazil. It is spoken by almost all of the 203 million inhabitants of Brazil and widely across the Brazilian diaspora ...

*Antonie –

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish *Antonieta – Portuguese *Antonietta – Italian, Spanish *Antonija – Croatian, Latvian, Serbian, Slovene *Antonina – Italian, Polish *Antonine – Danish, Norwegian, Swedish *Antía – Galician *Nedda – Italian *Nela – Croatian,

, Slovak *Nettie – Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish *Teuna – Dutch *Toini – Finnish *Toni – English *Toñi – Spanish *Tonia – English, Polish *Tonka – Croatian, Slovene *Tony – English *Tonya – English, Russian, Ukrainian *Tončica – Croatian (Dalmatian) *Tosia – Polish *Αντωνία (Antonia or Andonia) –

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

Roman women

The name of any women of the ''

'' family in Ancient Rome: * Antonia (aunt of Mark Antony), the daughter of

Marcus Antonius (orator) Marcus Antonius (143–87 BC) was a Roman politician of the Antonius family and one of the most distinguished Roman orators of his time. He was also the grandfather of the famous general and triumvir, Mark Antony. Career His ''cursus honorum' ...

* Antonia Hybrida Major, the first daughter of politician

Gaius Antonius Hybrida Gaius Antonius Hybrida (flourished 1st century BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic. He was the second son of Marcus Antonius (orator), Marcus Antonius and brother of Marcus Antonius Creticus; his mother is unknown. He was also the uncle o ...

she married the tribune Lucius Caninius Gallus * Antonia Hybrida Minor, the second daughter of politician Gaius Antonius Hybrida, she married her cousin

Mark Antony Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman people, Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the Crisis of the Roman Republic, transformation of the Roman Republic ...

* Antonia (wife of Vatinius), sister of Mark Antony, she married Publius Vatinius *Daughters of

Antonia (wife of Pythodoros) Antonia (ca 50s BC – ?) was a Roman noblewoman who married the Greek nobleman Pythodoros of Tralles. She has been identified as the daughter of the general Mark Antony, presumably by his second wife Antonia Hybrida Minor. Theodor Mommsen wa ...

, married wealthy Greek Pythodoros of Tralles **

Antonia Major Antonia the Elder (born August/September 39 BC) was a niece of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, being the eldest daughter of Octavia the Younger and her second husband, the Triumvir Mark Antony. She married Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and be ...

, grandmother of Roman Empress Valeria Messalina and Roman Emperor Nero **

Antonia Minor Antonia Minor (31 January 36 BC – 1 May 37 AD) was the younger of two surviving daughters of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor. She was a niece of the Emperor Augustus, sister-in-law of the Emperor Tiberius, paternal grandmother of ...

, mother of Roman Emperor Claudius and grandmother of Roman Emperor Caligula * Iulla Antonia, maternal granddaughter of Octavia Minor and paternal granddaughter of Mark Anthony *

Antonia Tryphaena Antonia Tryphaena also known as Tryphaena of Thrace or Tryphaena (Ancient Greek, Greek: Ἀντωνία Τρύφαινα or Τρυφαίνη, 10 BC – 55 AD) was a Kingdom of Pontus, Pontian Princess and a Ancient Rome, Roman Client Queen of Sapa ...

, granddaughter Pythodoros of Tralles, princess of Pontus * Antonia Furnilla, mother of Marcia (mother of Trajan) and Marcia Furnilla *

Claudia Antonia Claudia Antonia (Classical Latin: ANTONIA•CLAUDII•CAESARIS•FILIA (edd), ''Prosopographia Imperii Romani saeculi I, II et III'', Berlin, 1933 - A 886) (c. AD 30–AD 66) was the daughter and oldest surviving child of the Roman Emperor C ...

, Roman princess, granddaughter of Antonia Minor and a daughter of Roman Emperor Claudius * Antonia Clementiana, daughter of Roman Governor of Judea,

Antonius Felix Antonius Felix (possibly Tiberius Claudius Antonius Felix, in Greek: ὁ Φῆλιξ; born ) was the fourth Roman procurator of Judea Province in 52–60, in succession to Ventidius Cumanus. He appears in the New Testament in Acts 23 and 2 ...

* Antonia Agrippina, a possible granddaughter of Roman Governor of Judea,

* Antonia Gordiana, daughter, sister and mother of Emperors Gordian I to III respectively * Antonia and Alexander, Roman Catholic saints

Other people

* Antônia (footballer) * Mother Antonia, Mexican nun * Nina Antonia, British journalist and writer * Antònia Abelló (1913-1984), Spanish political activist, journalist, feminist * Antonia Ax:son Johnson, Swedish businesswoman * Antonia of Baux, queen consort of Sicily * Antonia Byatt, British novelist and poet *

Antonia Campbell-Hughes Antonia Campbell-Hughes an Actor/ Filmmaker from Northern Ireland. She is best known for playing Natascha Kampusch in ''3096 Days'', and in Dangerous Liaisons (TV series), Dangerous Liaisons, most recently she can be seen as ‘George’ in h ...

, Northern Irish actress * Jane Antonia Cornish, British Contemporary classical music composer * Antonia of Douro, descendant of emperor

Wilhelm II of Germany Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty ...

* Toni Garrn, (born Antonia Garrn), German model * Antonia Göransson, Swedish footballer * Antonia Iacobescu, Romanian singer also known as "Antonia" * Antônia Keyla, Brazilian para-athlete * Antonia Kidman, Australian journalist and sister of

Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian and American actress and producer. Known for Nicole Kidman on screen and stage, her work in film and television productions across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world ...

* Antonia Kinlay, British actress * Antonia Laucher, German soprano * Antonia Lofaso, American

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and

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* Antonia of Luxembourg * Antônia Melo * Antonia Moraiti (born 1977), Greek water polo player * Antonia Nava de Catalán (1779 – 1843), heroine of the Mexican War of Independence * Antonia Niedermaier (born 2003), German cyclist and ski mountaineer * Antonia Novello, first female and Hispanic

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* Antonia Papandreou, American engineer * Anntonia Porsild, Thai actress and model * Antónia of Portugal, Portuguese princess * Antonia Pozzi, Italian poet * Antonia Prebble, New Zealand actress *

Antonia Rados Antonia Rados (born 15 June 1953 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia) is an Austrian television journalist working for RTL Television since 1993. Nowadays a political scientist with a PhD, Rados began her career in 1978 at ORF. Working as a foreign cor ...

, Austrian television journalist * Bahamadia, (born Antonia Reed), American hip-hop artist * Antonia Stergiou (born 1985), Greek high jumper *

Antonia Thomas Antonia Laura Thomas (born 3 November 1986) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Alisha Daniels in the E4 comedy-drama series '' Misfits'', Evie Douglas in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series '' Lovesick'' and Dr. Claire B ...

, British actress * Antonia Wright, American reality television personality * Archduchess Maria Antonietta of Austria (1858–1883) * Susan Williams Antonia Stockard, birthname of

Stockard Channing Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. List of awards and nominations received by Stockard Channing, Her accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a nomination for an Acade ...

Fictional people

* Antonia ''(Ninjago)'', a character in ''Ninjago'' * Antonia Ridderfjell, fictional character in the Bert Diaries comic book adaptions, cousin of Emilia Ridderfjell * Antonia, heroine in the Gothic novel '' The Monk''. * Ántonia, a character within the novel '' My Ántonia''. * Antonia Quixana, the niece and house-keeper of ''

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Surname

* Helena Antonia (1550–1595), bearded female court dwarf * Jarchinio Antonia (born 1990), Curaçaoan footballer