Antoni

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Antoni

Say it: ahn-TOH-nee

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Meaning

From the Roman family name Antonius, of unknown, probably Etruscan, origin; the link to Greek anthos 'flower' is a folk etymology.

Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.

Spread by the cult of Saint Anthony of Padua; among the most popular Polish boys' names since the 2010s.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

2,069 babies given this name since 1915
At its height in 2007, about 1 in 20,700 boys
47 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Other spellings: Antek

Czech	Antonín
Slovak	Anton
Russian	Anton
Croatian	Ante
Serbian	Antonije
Latin	Antonius

Famous bearers

Antoni Gaudí (Catalan namesake)
Antoni Słonimski, Polish poet

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Where this comes from

Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
Calendars of saints and name days
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.