Antonius

Antonius or Antoníus is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin from the root name Antōnius as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin, Norwegian, and Swedish name used in Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, part of the Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia, while Antoníus is an Icelandic name used in Iceland.[1][2]

Antonius
GenderMale
Other names
See alsoAnt, Anthonius, Anthony, Antoine, Antonietta, Antoinette, Antonia, Antonio, Anton, Antanas, Antony, Tony, Antun, Ante
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Blended variations of the given name
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The nomen of the gens Antonia, one of the most important families in ancient Rome, with both patrician and plebeian branches. It is also the source of the English personal name Anthony, as well as a number of similar names in various European languages.

Marcus Antonius claimed that the gens was descended from Anton, a son of Hercules. Women of the family were called Antonia. The Antonii produced a number of important generals and politicians, some of whom are listed below. For other persons with this name, see Antonia (gens).

Other Antonii

Women of the gens

Other ancient people with the name Antonius

Latinized medieval and Renaissance name
  • Antonius Agellius (Antonio Agellio; 1532–1608), Italian bishop
  • Antonius Andreas (c.1280–1320), Spanish Franciscan theologian
  • Antonius Augustinus (Antonio Agustín y Albanell; 1516–1586), Spanish Humanist historian, jurist and archbishop
  • Antonius de Butrio (1338–1408), Italian jurist
  • Antonius Divitis (Anthonius de Rijke; c. 1470 – c. 1530), Flemish composer
  • Antonius Galli (c.1505–1565), Flemish composer
  • Antonius Goveanus (António de Gouveia; c.1505–1566), Portuguese humanist and educator
  • Antonius Mancinellus (1452–1505), Italian humanist pedagogue, grammarian, and rhetorician
  • Antonius Melissa, 11th century Greek monk and author
  • Antonius Monchiacenus Demochares (1494–1574), French theologian and canonist
  • Antonius Nebrissensis (1441–1522), Spanish Renaissance scholar
  • Antonius Romanus (fl.1400–1432), Italian composer
  • Antonius Sanderus (1586–1664), Flemish Catholic cleric and historian
  • Antonius Maria Schyrleus de Rheita (1604–1660), Czech or Austrian astronomer and optician
  • Antonius Thysius the Elder (1565–1640), Dutch Reformed theologian
  • Antonius Walaeus (1573–1639), Dutch Calvinist minister and theologian

Adopted name by Roman Catholic clergy

Modern given name

Antonius or Anthonius is a common given name in the Netherlands; in daily life, most people with this name use short forms like Antoine, Anton, Antoni(e), Antoon, Teun, Teunis, Theunis, Theuns, Toine, Ton, Tony, Toon and Twan.

Modern surname
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References
  1. "Antonius". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  2. "Antoníus". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  3. Oxford Classical Dictionary, 2nd Ed. (1970).
  4. Valerius Maximus, Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX 4.2.6
  5. Cicero, Philippicae 2.38
  6. Plutarch, Life of Antony 9
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