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Antonio
say it ahn-toh-nyoh
What Antonio means
- Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin from the Roman family Antonius; meaning unknown, folk link to 'priceless' debated Christian saint: St Anthony of Padua; St Anthony the Great
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 3 in Equatorial Guinea (2011)
- no. 28 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 123 in Chile (2021)
- no. 150 in Austria (2020)
- no. 177 in the US (2024)
- no. 215 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 250 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 334 in Australia (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1990.
Other forms
Antonio, Anthony, Antoni, Anton
Names with a similar meaning
Sebastian Anthony Anton Antoine Tony Aris Antoni Shayan Antony Tymon Antuan Honore
Antonio in stories
- The Merchant of Venice: Antonio, the merchant who pledges a pound of flesh
- The Tempest: Antonio, Prospero's usurping brother
- Encanto: Antonio Madrigal, who talks to animals