Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Antonio

ANTONIO

GENDER: Masculine

PRONOUNCED: ahn-TO-nyo (Spanish, Italian) [key]

Meaning & History

Spanish and Italian form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). A famous bearer was the Renaissance painter Antonio Pisanello.

Related Names

VARIANTS: Anton, Antonijo, Antun (Croatian)

DIMINUTIVES: Toño (Spanish), Antonello, Tonino, Tonio (Italian)

FEMININE FORMS: Antonia (Spanish), Antonia (Italian), Antonija (Croatian)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Antoninus, Antonius (Ancient Roman), Andoni, Antton (Basque), Anton, Andon, Doncho (Bulgarian), Antoni (Catalan), Antonín (Czech), Anton, Antonius, Antoon, Antonie, Teun, Teunis, Theunis, Ton (Dutch), Antony, Anthony, Tony (English), Antwan (English (African American)), Antono, Anĉjo (Esperanto), Anton, Tõnis (Estonian), Anton, Anttoni, Toni (Finnish), Antoine, Antonin (French), Antón (Galician), Anton (German), Akoni, Anakoni (Hawaiian), Antal, Tóni (Hungarian), Antanas (Lithuanian), Anton, Antonij, Andon, Doncho (Macedonian), Antoni (Polish), António, Toninho (Portuguese), Antônio (Portuguese (Brazilian)), Anton (Romanian), Anton (Russian), Anton (Scandinavian), Antonije (Serbian), Anton, Tone (Slovene), Anton (Ukrainian)

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