Antônio Pronunciation Spanish: [anˈtonjo] Portuguese Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu] Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtonju] Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo] Gender Male Language(s) Bosnian , Bulgarian , Catalan , Croatian , Galician , Greek , Italian , Portuguese , Romanian , and Spanish Name day June 13 Meaning Beyond praise See also Anthony , Antony , Antoine , Antonius , Antonis , Tony , Antonia , Antonietta , Antonie , Antwan , Antone , Antoni , Antoin , Antonin , and Antuan , Andy, Tonino (given name)
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius . It is a common name among Romance language –speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa .[1] [2]
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.[citation needed 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 forced to other locations (e.g. the Far East, the Americas, Australia, and Sub-Saharan Africa).
Famous male bearers
Antonio
Antonio Abetti , Italian astronomerAntonio Abondio , Italian sculptorAntonio Aguilar , Mexican singerAntonio Azara , Italian jurist and politicianAntonio Bamboccio , Italian painter and sculptorAntonio Banderas , Spanish actorAntonio Rafael Barceló , Puerto Rican politicianAntonio Barolini , Italian writerAntonio Barreto , Sri Lankan Sinhala Karava soldier who gained the title "Prince of Uva" under the name Kuruvita Rala in the Kingdom of Kandy Antonio Bassolino , Italian politicianAntonio Bazzini , Italian violinist and composerAntonio di Benedetto , Argentine writerAntonio Beretta , first mayor of Milan under the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1867Antonio Blakeney (born 1996), American basketball playerAntonio Bonazza , Italian sculptorAntonio Bosio , Italian scholarAntonio Broccoli Porto , Puerto Rican artistAntonio Brown , American football playerAntonio Bartolomeo Bruni , Italian violist, composer and conductorAntonio Cabán Vale , Puerto Rican singerAntonio Caldara , Italian composerAntonio Callaway , American football playerAntonio Canaletto , Italian painterAntonio Candreva , Italian footballerAntonio Canova , Italian sculptorAntonio Benedetto Carpano , Italian distiller, famous for having invented the Vermouth and consequently the apéritifAntonio Marziale Carracci , Italian painterAntonio Cassano , Italian footballerAntonio Cavallucci , Italian painterAntonio Cermeño , Venezuelan boxerAntonio Cervantes , Colombian boxerAntonio Citterio , Italian furniture designerAntonio Conte , Italian former footballerAntonio Corradini , Italian sculptorAntonio Correa Cotto , Puerto Rican criminalAntonio da Correggio , Italian painterAntonio Corti , Argentine boxerAntónio Costa , Portuguese Prime Minister.Antonio Davis , US Basketball playerAntonio de La Gándara , painterAntonio de la Rúa , former first son of ArgentinaAntonio de Nigris (1978–2009), Mexican footballerAntonio Di Natale , Italian footballerAntonio Dixon (American football) , American football playerAntonio Donnarumma , Italian footballerAntonio Escobar (disambiguation) Antonio Esparragoza , Venezuelan boxerAntonio Falzon , Maltese military engineerAntónio Félix da Costa , Portuguese racing driver and Formula E championAntonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior , Brazilian soccer playerAntonio Floro Flores , Italian footballerAntonio Fogazzaro , Italian novelistAntonio Gamoneda , Spanish poetAntonio Gandy-Golden (born 1998), American football playerAntonio Garay (born 1979), American NFL football playerAntonio Garcia (American football) , American football playerAntonio Gates , American player of American footballAntonio Gherardi , Italian painter, architect, and sculptorAntonio Ghislieri , better known as Pope Pius VAntonio Gibson (born 1998), American football running backAntonio Gibson (safety) (born 1962), American football safetyAntonio Giovinazzi , Italian Formula One driverAntonio González (martyr) , Spanish Roman Catholic martyr and saintAntonio Gramsci , Italian writer, politician and political theoristAntonio Guidi , Italian politicianAntonio Guzmán Blanco , former Venezuelan presidentAntonio Hernández (disambiguation) Antonio Indjai , Guinea-Bissau 's army chief of staff and one of the leaders who orchestrated a coup in the country on 1 April 2010Antonio Inoki , Japanese wrestlerAntonio Janigro , Italian cellist and conductorAntônio Carlos Jobim , Brazilian creator of the bossa novaAntonio Johnson (born 1984), American football playerAntonio Johnson (defensive back) (born 2001), American football playerAntonio Landa , Mexican footballerAntonio Langella , Italian footballerAntonio Latimer , Puerto Rican basketball playerAntonino Lo Surdo (1880–1949), Italian physicist and co-discoverer of the Stark effectAntonio Lombardo , Italian sculptorAntonio Lopez , United States illustrator who signed his work "Antonio."[3] Antonio Lotti , Italian composerAntonio Luna , Filipino Revolutionary Army and General of The Philippine Revolutionary in The First Philippine RepublicAntonio Maccanico , Italian politicianAntonio Maceo Grajales , Cuban generalAntonio Machado , Spanish poetAntonio Mancini , Italian painterAntonio Manetti , Italian mathematician and architectAntonio Maria Maraggiano , Italian sculptorAntonio Margarito , American boxerAntonio Martini , Italian Biblical scholar and Archbishop of FlorenceAntonio Martino , Italian politicianAntonio Marzano , Italian politicianAntonio McDyess , United States basketball playerAntonio Tobias Mendez , American sculptorAntônio Meneses , Brazilian cellistAntonio Meucci , Italian-American inventorAntonio Monda , Italian film directorAntónio Monteiro , Portuguese diplomatAntonio Mosconi , Italian politicianAntónio Mota , Portuguese trader and explorerAntonio Narcisse , American football playerAntonio Nariño , Colombian ideologist and politicianAntonio Negri , Italian philosopherAntonio Nocerino , Italian footballerAntônio Rodrigo Nogueira and his brother Antônio Rogério Nogueira , both Brazilian mixed martial artistsAntonio Pantojas , Puerto Rican actorAntonio Paoli , Puerto Rican opera singerAntonio Pappano , British conductorAntonio S. Pedreira , Puerto Rican poetAntonio Pigafetta , Italian explorerAntonio Pignatelli , better known as Pope Innocent XIIAntonio del Pollaiuolo , Italian painterAntonio Prieto , Spanish long-distance runnerAntonio Puerta , Spanish international footballerAntonio Raul Corbo , American child actorAntonio de los Reyes Correa , Puerto Rican military heroAntonio Rivera , Puerto Rican boxerAntonio Rodríguez Balinas , Puerto Rican US Army GeneralAntonio Rosmini-Serbati , Italian philosopherAntonio Rossi , Italian canoerAntonio Roybal , Spanish American painterAntonio Rüdiger , German footballerAntonio Ruiz Soler , Flamenco dancer (known as "Antonio")Antonio Rukavina , Serbian footballerAntonio Sabàto Jr. , Italian-American model and actorAntonio Sacchini , Italian composerAntónio de Oliveira Salazar , Portuguese statesman and prime ministerAntonio Salieri , Austrian Court Composer, famous "mediocre" rival of MozartAntónio Salvador , Portuguese long-distance runnerAntonio Sánchez , Mexican musicianAntonio Sánchez , Puerto Rican show hostAntonio Sciortino , Maltese sculptorAntonio Segni , Italian politicianAntonio Semini , Italian painterAntonio Silio , Argentine long-distance runnerAntonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì , Prime Minister of Italy between 1891 and 1892 and from 1896 until 1898Antonio Stradivari , Italian luthierAntonio Tabucchi , Italian writerAntonio Taguba , a Filipino-American retired major general of the US armyAntonio Tarver , United States boxerAntonio Travi , Italian painterAntonio Valero de Bernabé , Puerto Rican, helped Simón Bolívar liberate South AmericaAntonio Valencia , Ecuadorian footballerAntonio Maria Vassallo , Italian painterAntonio Vivaldi , Italian composerAntonio Zarro , Academy Award-winning Italian screenwriterAntonio may also refer to:
Antonio as middle name
Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti , Italian painterCarlo Antonio Tavella , Italian painterEugene Antonio Marino , first African American archbishop in the United StatesFrancesco Antonio Franzoni , Italian sculptorGiacomo Antonio Arland , Italian painterGioachino Antonio Rossini , Italian composerGiovanni Antonio Amadeo , Italian sculptorGiovanni Antonio Dosio , Italian architect and sculptorGiovanni Antonio Facchinetti , better known as Pope Innocent IXGiovanni Antonio Pellegrini , Italian painterGiovanni Antonio Scopoli , Italian-Austrian physician and naturalistJosé Antonio Bowen , American jazz musician and president of Goucher College José Antonio de la Garza , Mexican-American politicianJuan Antonio Marichal , Dominican baseball playerLuis Antonio Tagle , Filipino cardinal and current pro-prefect of the Dicastery for EvangelizationAntonio Valencia , Ecuadorian footballerMarco Antonio Barrera , Mexican boxerMarco Antonio Etcheverry , Bolivian soccer playerMarco Antonio Muñiz , Mexican singerMarco Antonio Muñiz , Puerto Rican singer, better known as Mark Anthony, named after the Mexican singerMarco Antonio Regil , Mexican show hostMarco Antonio Solís , Mexican singerNiccolò Antonio Zingarelli , Italian composerTomaso Antonio Vitali , Italian composer
Known as Tony
Tony Álvarez , Major League Baseball center fielderTony Alvarez (actor) , Spanish-Australian actorTony Alvarez (singer) , Cuban singerTony Ayala Jr. , Mexican-American boxerTony Baltazar , Mexican-American boxerTony Campos , Mexican-American musicianTony Carreira , Portuguese singerTony Danza , Italian-American boxer and actoryTony Fratto , Deputy Press SecretaryTony Parker , French basketball playerTony Peña , retired Major League Baseball playerTony Pérez , Hall of Fame Major League Baseball playerTony Plana , Cuban actorTony Romo , American football quarterbackTony Sanchez (disambiguation) , multiple peopleTony Vega , Puerto Rican singer
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 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, a hunter in the video game Identity V
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, an anteater villager in the Animal Crossing
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
Antonio, the protagonist's father in the movie Nahuel and the Magic Book
Antonio Madrigal, a character in Encanto 