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| pronunciation= anne-TONE-eey-yah (USA) or ann-TON-ya (Italian)
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'''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
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