Antonia 727480 215933824 2008-05-30T10:06:16Z TheLadyRaven 3469587 {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Antonia | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= anne-TONE-eey-yah (USA) or ann-TON-ya (Italian) | gender = Female | meaning = | region = | origin = Latin | related names = | footnotes = }} '''Antonia''' can refer to the girl's name Antonia, which (in English) is pronounced anne-TONE-eeh-yah or ann-TON-ya. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the ''[[Antonius]]'' family. Its meaning is "priceless" or "praiseworthy". ==Roman Antiquity== The name of any women of the ''[[Antonius]]'' family in [[Ancient Rome]], according to the [[Roman naming conventions]]. In classical sources there are women mentioned with this name (see also: [[Julio-Claudian family tree]]): *Antonia, the daughter of [[Marcus Antonius Orator]] *Antonia Hybrida Major, the first daughter of politician [[Gaius Antonius Hybrida]] who married the tribune [[Lucius Caninius Gallus]] *Antonia Hybrida Minor, the second daughter of politician Gaius Antonius Hybrida who married her paternal first cousin [[Mark Antony]] as his second wife *[[Antonia, granddaughter of Gaius Antonius Hybrida|Antonia]], daughter to the above who married wealthy Greek [[Pythodoros of Tralles]] *[[Julia Antonia]], mother of triumvir Marcus Antonius * Daughters of [[Mark Antony]] and [[Octavia Minor]]: **[[Antonia Major]], grandmother of Roman Empress Valeria Messalina and Roman Emperor Nero **[[Antonia Minor]], mother of Roman Emperor Claudius and grandmother of Roman Emperor Caligula *[[Iulla Antonia]], maternal granddaughter of Octavia Minor and paternal granddaughter of Marcus Antonius (Mark Anthony) * [[Antonia Tryphaena]], granddaughter to [[Antonia, granddaughter of Gaius Antonius Hybrida|Antonia]] and [[Pythodoros of Tralles]], who was a princess of [[Pontus]]. Her mother [[Pythodorida of Pontus]], was the daughter to Antonia and Pythodoros *[[Claudia Antonia]], Roman princess, granddaughter of Antonia Minor and a daughter of Roman Emperor Claudius *[[Antonia Gordiana]], daughter, sister and mother of Emperors [[Gordian I]] to III respectively *[[Antonia and Alexander]], Roman Catholic saints *[[Lex Antonia]], the law proposed by Marcus Antonius (Mark Anthony) ==Other people== * [[Antonia Armato]], United States songwriter * [[Antonia Barber]], British writer * [[Antonia Bembo]], Italian composer * [[Antonia Bertucci-Pinelli]], Italian painter * [[Antonia Bird]], British TV and film producer * [[Antonia Brickell]], British radio presenter * [[Antonia Brico]], United States conductor and pianist * [[Antonia Campbell-Hughes]], British-Irish actress and fashion designer * [[Antonia de Sancha]], British actress * [[Antonia Donatiello]], Italian teacher and writer * [[Antonia Forest]], British children's author * [[Antonia Fraser]], British author of biographies and detective novels * [[Antonia Herrero]], Argentine film actress * [[Antonia Ax:son Johnson]], Swedish businesswoman * [[Antonia Juhasz]], United States author and political activist * [[Antonia Kidman]], Australian television personality and sister of actress Nicole Kidman * [[Antonia Martínez]], Puerto Rican student shot dead by the police * [[Antonia Maury]], United States astronomer * [[Antonia Moreira]], Angolan judoka * [[Antonia Murphy]], Australian actress * [[Antonia Novello]], United States Surgeon General * [[Antonia of Balzo]], queen consort of Sicily * [[Antonia Okonma]], British actress * [[Antonia Pantoja]], Puerto Rican educator and civil rights leader * [[Antonia Prebble]], New Zealand actress * [[Antonia Rey]], Cuban actress * [[Antonia San Juan]], Spanish actress and director * [[Antonia Simigis]], United States journalist * [[Antonia Stone]], United States creator of CTCNet * [[Antonia Terzi]], Italian aerodynamicist * [[Antonia Teodora Eiriz Vázquez]], Cuban artist * [[Antonia White]], British writer * [[Antonia Zerbisias]], Canadian journalist * [[Infanta Antónia of Portugal]], Portuguese princess * [[Mother Antonia]], Mexican nun * [[Nina Antonia]], British journalist and writer * [[Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro]], descendant of emperor Wilhelm II of Germany * [[Princess Antonia of Luxembourg]] * [[Antonia Medlicott ]], Supergirl from CASINO.COM * [[Antonia Gillies ]], Brilliant British Comedian ==Places== * The [[Antonia Fortress]] in Jerusalem * [[Pico d'Antónia]], a mountain on Cape Verde * [[272 Antonia]], a main belt asteroid ==Entertainment== * ''Antonia'', a 1995 movie featuring Willeke van Ammelrooy, released in the USA as ''[[Antonia's Line]]'' * Antonia, a [[MADtv recurring characters|MADtv recurring character]] * ''[[My Antonia]]'', a novel by Willa Cather ** ''[[My Antonia (film)]]'', a 1995 film based on the novel * ''[[Antônia]]'', a Brazilian film about a hip-hop band. * ''Antonia'', a song on the Motion City Soundtrack album ''[[Even If It Kills Me]]'' * "Antonia", the name of the mandolin in ''[[Captain Corelli's Mandolin]]'' by Louis de Bernieres * [[Antonia Marchette]], a character in ''Beverly Hills 90210'' * ''[[Antonia Ramos]]'', an episode of Nip/Tuck * ''[[Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman]]'', a 1974 documentary about Antonia Brico ==Biology== *The genus ''[[Antonia (plant)|Antonia]]'' of plants in the ''[[Loganiaceae]]'' family ==Other== * [[RMS Antonia]], a ship from the Cunard line {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[de:Antonia]] [[fr:Antonia]] [[it:Antonia]] [[hu:Antónia]] [[nl:Antonia]] [[pl:Antonia]] [[pt:Antonia]] [[ru:Антонина]] [[sk:Antónia]] [[sv:Antonia]]