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This article is about the name. For San Antonio, see San Antonio (disambiguation). For Saints named Antonio, see Saint Anthony (disambiguation).
Antônio
PronunciationSpanish: [anˈtonjo]
Portuguese Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu]
Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtonju]
Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo]
GenderMale
Language(s)Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Galician, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish
Name dayJune 13
Other names
See alsoAnthony, Antony, Antoine, Antonius, Antonis, Tony, Antonia, Antonietta, Antonie, Antwan, Antone, Antoni, Antoin, Antonin, and Antuan

Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as several Slavic countries in the Balkans, Lusophone Africa and South Africa.[1]

In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important, In Galician the form is Antón, in Catalan Antò, and in Basque Antxon. The Greek versions of the name are Antonios (Αντώνιος) and Antonis (Αντώνης).

The name derives from Antonius, a well-known Latin family name, probably of Etruscan origin. The Roman general Marcus Antonius held that the origin of the name was Anthon (Ανθών), son of Hercules. This myth, recorded by Plutarch, was probably created by Marcus Antonius himself, in order to claim divine parentage. The name was in use throughout the Roman world which, at its height, comprised the whole of the Mediterranean and much of Europe as well as the Middle East. When the Roman Empire became Christian, the name continued in popularity because of the many great saints who bore the name. Later, the name was spread all around the world as Christianity was introduced to other locations (e.g. the Far East, the Americas, Australia, and Sub-Saharan Africa).

Famous male bearers

Antonio

For all articles beginning Antonio, see Special:PrefixIndex/Antonio.

Antonio may also refer to:

  • The Great Antonio, Canadian actor
  • Antonio (singer), Jamaican reggae singer born Maurice Silvera

Antonio as middle name

Known as Tony

For all articles beginning Tony, see Special:PrefixIndex/Tony.

Fictional characters

Antonio may refer to the fictional characters:

  • Antonio Fernández Carriedo (アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド), the given human name for the personification of Spain from the popular anime series "Hetalia: Axis Powers"
  • Antonio Garcia, a character in the television show Power Rangers: Samurai
  • Antonio (The Merchant of Venice), the title character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
  • Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
  • Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest
  • Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
  • Antonio Bologna, a character in Webster's The Duchess of Malfi
  • Antonio, a character on the television show Monster Warriors
  • Tony Montana, the main character in the film Scarface (1983 film)
  • Antonio, a character in the video game Assassin's Creed II
  • Antonio the male otter, a character in the animated TV show The Penguins of Madagascar
  • Antonio, one of the scarlet macaw players in the Pit of Doom in Rio 2
  • Antonio “Tony” Padilla, a character in the novel and Netflix series 13 Reasons Why

Other uses

  • Antonino, Kansas, a community in the United States
  • MV Antonios, a number of motor vessels with this or a similar name
  • Carlos Antonio (disambiguation)
  • "Oh! Oh! Antonio!" music-hall song performed by Florrie Forde [3]

Surnames

  • Ebony Antonio (born 1991), female Australian rules footballer
  • Lou Antonio (born 1934), American actor and director
  • Michail Antonio (born 1990) is an English professional footballer
  • Pablo Antonio (1901–1975), Filipino architect

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Antonio
  • All pages with titles containing Antonio
  • Antonic
  • Antonijo
  • Antonik
  • Antonin (name)
  • Antonino (name)
  • Antonios, name
  • Antoñito (name)
  • Antoniu
  • Antono (name)
  • Entonio Pashaj

References

  1. ^ "Antonio". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Schiro, Anne-Marie (18 March 1987), "Antonio Lopez is dead at 44; was major fashion illustrator", New York Times, retrieved 4 December 2009
  3. ^ https://monologues.co.uk/musichall/Songs-O/Oh-Oh-Antonio.htm (retrieved 25 Sep 2019)


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