Antonio - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Antonio \a-nto-

is pronounced an-TOH-nee-oh. It is of Spanish and Italian origin. Variant of Anthony. This form is even more popular than Antoine, likely due to the number of Spanish-speaking immigrants to America. Saint Anthony of Padua is a very important saint in the Catholic church, venerated on June 13. Football player Antonio Freeman; actor Antonio Banderas.

Antonio has 8 variant forms: Antino, Antolin, Antonito, Anton, Antonello, Antonino, Antonius and Tony.

Baby names that sound like Antonio are Antonin and Antoni.

Antonio is a very common first name for men (#100 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#4320 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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