Antonio - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Antonio \a-nto-nio, an-tonio\ 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 the US. 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 popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Antonio. Click here to compare Antonio with related baby names.