Meaning, origin and history of the name Antonius

Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. /an.ˈtoː.ni.us/ (Latin) /æn.ˈtoʊ.ni.əs/ (English) /ɑn.ˈtoː.ni.jʏs/ (Dutch) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Latin form of Anthony. This is also the official Dutch form of the name, used on birth certificates but commonly rendered Anton or Antoon in daily life.

Related Names

VariantsAnton, Antonie, Antoon (Dutch)

DiminutivesTeun, Teunis, Theun, Theunis, Ton, Toon (Dutch)

Feminine FormAntonia (Ancient Roman)

Other Languages & CulturesAntoine, Antwan (African American) Andoni, Antton (Basque) Anton (Belarusian) Anton, Antoniy, Andon, Doncho, Toni (Bulgarian) Antoni (Catalan) Anton, Antonijo, Antonio, Antun, Ante, Anto, Tonći, Tonči, Toni (Croatian) Antonín (Czech) Anton (Danish) Anton, Antonio, Antony, Anthony, Tony (English) Antono, Anĉjo (Esperanto) Anton, Tõnis, Tõnu (Estonian) Anton, Anttoni, Toni (Finnish) Antoine, Titouan (French) Antón (Galician) Anton (Georgian) Anton, Toni (German) Antonios, Antonis (Greek) Akoni, Anakoni (Hawaiian) Antal, Tóni (Hungarian) Anton (Icelandic) Antonio, Antonello, Nello, Tonino, Tonio (Italian) Antons (Latvian) Antoon (Limburgish) Antanas (Lithuanian) Anton, Antonij, Andon, Dončo (Macedonian) Anton (Norwegian) Antoni (Polish) Toni, Toninho (Portuguese) Antônio (Portuguese (Brazilian)) António (Portuguese (European)) Anton, Antoniu (Romanian) Anton (Russian) Antonije, Anto (Serbian) Anton (Slovak) Anton, Tone (Slovene) Antonio, Antón, Toni, Toño (Spanish) Anton (Swedish) Anton (Ukrainian)

Surname DescendantsAntonis, Antonise (Dutch)

User SubmissionsAntóníus, Antoníus

Popularity

People think this name is

classic mature formal upper class strong refined strange complex serious

Name Days

Austria: January 17

Austria: June 13

Austria: July 5

Denmark: January 17

Sources & References

Lewis, Charlton T. and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary, entry Antonius, available from https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3DAntonius.

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