Origin: "Antonius."

Languages: This girl's name is used in German, Dutch, English, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.

Nicknames: Onita, Tona, Toni, Tonia, Tony, Tonya, Toini, To, Toos, Toosje, Tunke and Tunna

Variant Forms: Anthonia, Antonetta, Antonette and Antonina

Non-English Forms: Antonietta, Antoinetta, Antonine, Antonie, Anteunette and Teunisje

Popularity: The name Antonia ranked 641st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 426th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.

Narrative: This name is based on the ancient Roman family name of Marc Antony, friend of Julius Caesar and paramour of Cleopatra. Some authorities believe that name ultimately originated among the ancient Etruscans.