Boy · Latin
Antonio
Say it: an-TOH-nyoh
Meaning
From the Roman family name Antonius, of unknown, possibly Etruscan, origin; 'priceless' is a folk etymology.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1990s
In the United States
- 254,388 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1997, about 1 in 372 boys
- 2,114 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
MexicanCentral AmericanAndeanArgentineCaribbeanSpanishBrazilian
The family of the name
Other spellings: Toño
| Portuguese | António |
|---|---|
| Italian | Antonio |
Famous bearers
- Antonio José de Sucre, liberator of Bolivia and Ecuador
- Antonio Maceo, Cuban independence general
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- Colonial records of the Americas
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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