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Antonina
Say it: an-toh-NEE-nuh
Meaning
Feminine of Antoninus, derived from Antonius.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A late Roman name that is popular again in modern Poland.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1890s
In the United States
- 2,695 babies given this name since 1893
- At its height in 1899, about 1 in 21,200 girls
- 18 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Polish | Antonina |
|---|---|
| Russian | Antonina |
| Italian | Antonina |
| Spanish | Antonina |
Famous bearers
- Antonina, wife of the Byzantine general Belisarius
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- 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.