Antonio

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12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
12/14/2019, 2:25 PM	Mike C	update #106
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
10/20/2016, 1:17 AM	Mike C	update #93
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Spanish, Italian, Croatian

Pronounced Pron. an-TO-nyo(Spanish, Italian) an-TO-nee-o(English)

Meaning & History

Spanish and Italian form of Antonius (see Anthony). This has been a common name in Italy since the 14th century. In Spain it was the most popular name for boys in the 1950s and 60s.

A famous bearer was the Italian Renaissance painter Antonio Pisanello (c. 1395-1455). It is also the name of the main character in The Merchant of Venice (1596) by William Shakespeare.