Antonio 4329868 224912633 2008-07-10T23:40:00Z 96.227.115.208 /* Known as Tony */ {{distinguish|Anthony}} {{Infobox Given Name | gender = Male | origin = Antonius }} '''Antonio''' may refer to the fictional characters: *[[Antonio (Merchant of Venice)]], the title character in Shakespeare's [[The Merchant of Venice]]. *Antonio, a character in [[Shakespeare]]'s [[Much Ado About Nothing]]. *Antonio, a character in [[Shakespeare]]'s [[The Tempest]]. *Antonio, a character in [[Shakespeare]]'s [[Twelfth Night]]. *Antonio, a character on the television show [[Monster Warriors]]. <!-- really? --> '''Antonio''' may also refer to: *The [[Great Antonio]], Canadian giant and actor ==Given Name== '''Antonio''' is an [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] first name. It is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish version of [[Anthony (given name)|Anthony]], and has some female derivates: '''Antonia''', '''Antonietta''', '''Antonella''' (Italian), '''Antónia''', '''Antonieta''' (Portuguese), '''Antonieta''' (Spanish). It has also some male derivates such as: '''Antoñito''', '''Antonino''', '''Antonello''', '''Tonio''', '''Toño''', '''Tonino''', '''Nantonio''', '''Totò''', '''Tó''' or '''Tony'''. The Portuguese equivalent is '''António''' or '''Antônio'''. In old Portuguese the form '''Antão''' was also used. Antonio comes from the ''Antonius'' [[Roman language|Roman]] family name group. The name's origin is said to be ancient [[Greece]], coming either from the word ''Anthos'' (a flower) or from [[Anthonio]], Greek king of [[Achaia]]. The name is widely used in [[Italy]], in [[Portugal]] and in [[Spain]]. After the [[Iberian peninsula|Iberic peoples]] discovered the [[New World|new world]], many of them settled in the area, and, as a consequence, Antonio is one of the most popular first names in [[Latin America]], as well as among [[Hispanic]]s, and, to a small degree, [[North America]]ns in the [[United States]]. ==Famous male bearers== ===Antonio=== {{for|all articles beginning Antonio|Special:PrefixIndex/Antonio}} *[[Antonio Abetti]], Italian astronomer *[[Antonio Abondio]], Italian sculptor *[[Antonio Aguilar]], Mexican singer *[[Antonio Bamboccio]], Italian painter and sculptor *[[Antonio Banderas]], Spaniard actor *[[Antonio R. Barceló]], Puerto Rican politician *[[Antonio Bazzini]], Italian violinist and composer *[[Antonio di Benedetto]], Argentine writer *[[Antonio Bonazza]], Italian sculptor *[[Antonio Bosio]], Italian scholar *[[Antonio Broccoli Porto]], Puerto Rican artist *[[Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni]], Italian violist, composer and conductor *[[Antonio Caban Vale]], Puerto Rican singer *[[Antonio Caldara]], Italian composer *[[Antonio Canaletto]], Italian painter *[[Antonio Canova]], Italian sculptor *[[Antonio Benedetto Carpano]], Italian distiller, famous for having invented the [[Vermouth]] and consequently the [[apéritif]] *[[Antonio Marziale Carracci]], Italian painter *[[Antonio Castillo]], former MLB pitcher *[[Antonio Cavallucci]], Italian painter *[[Antonio Cervantes]], Colombian boxer *[[Antonio Citterio]], Italian furniture designer *[[Antonio Corradini]], Italian sculptor *[[Antonio Correa Cotto]], Puerto Rican criminal *[[Antonio da Correggio]], Italian painter *[[Antonio Corti]], Argentine boxer *[[Antonio de La Gandara]], painter *[[Antonio de la Rúa]], former first son of Argentina *[[Antonio Esparragoza]], Venezuelan boxer *[[Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior]], Brazilian soccer player *[[Antonio Fogazzaro]], Italian novelist *[[Antonio Gamoneda]], Spanish poet *[[Antonio Gherardi]], Italian painter, architect, and sculptor *[[Antonio Ghislieri]], better known as Pope Pius V *[[Antonio Gramsci]], Italian writer, politician and political theorist *[[Antonio Guzmán Blanco]], former Venezuelan president *[[Antonio Carlos Jobim]], Brazilian creator of the bossa nova *[[Antonio Inoki]], Japanese wrestler *[[Antonio Janigro]], Italian cellist and conductor *[[Antonio Langella]], Italian footballer *[[Antonio Latimer]], Puerto Rican basketball player *[[Antonio Lewis]], American football player *[[Antonio Lombardo (sculptor)|Antonio Lombardo]], Italian sculptor *[[Antonio Machado]], Spanish poet *[[Antonio Manetti]], Italian mathematician and architect *[[Antonio Margarito]], Mexican boxer *[[Antonio Martino]], Italian politician *[[Antonio McDyess]], United States basketball player *[[Antonio Meneses]], Brazilian cellist *[[Antonio Meucci]], Italian-American inventor *[[Antonio Monda]], Italian film director *[[Antonio Negri]], Italian philosopher *[[Antonio Nocerino]], Italian footballer *[[Antonio Pantojas]], Puerto Rican actor *[[Antonio Paoli]], Puerto Rican opera singer *[[Antonio Pappano]], Italian conductor *[[Antonio S. Pedreira]], Puerto Rican poet *[[Antonio Pigafetta]], Italian explorer *[[Antonio Pignatelli]], better known as Pope Innocent XII *[[Antonio Prieto (athlete)|Antonio Prieto]], Spanish long-distance runner *[[Antonio Puerta]], Spanish international footballer *[[Antonio de los Reyes Correa]], Puerto Rican military hero *[[Antonio Rivera]], Puerto Rican boxer *[[Antonio Rodríguez Balinas]], Puerto Rican U.S. Army General *[[Antonio Rosmini-Serbati]], Italian philosopher *[[Antonio Rossi]], Italian canoer *[[Antonio Roybal]], Spanish American painter *[[Antonio Sabàto, Jr.]], Italian-American model and actor *[[Antonio Sacchini]], Italian composer *[[Antonio Salieri]], Austrian Court Composer, famous "mediocre" rival of Mozart *[[Antonio Sánchez]], Mexican musician *[[Antonio Sanchez (Puerto Rican host)|Antonio Sanchez]], Puerto Rican show host *[[Antonio Santiago (equestrian)|Antonio Santiago]], Spaniard equestrian champion *[[Antonio Segni]], Italian politician *[[Antonio Semini]], Italian painter *[[Antonio Silio]], Argentine long-distance runner *[[Antonio Stradivari]], Italian luthier *[[Antonio Tabucchi]], Italian writer *[[Antonio Tarver]], United States boxer *[[Antonio Hernandez]], Pokemon Master *[[Antonio Travi]], Italian painter *[[Antonio Valero de Bernabe]], Puerto Rican, helped [[Simon Bolivar]] liberate [[South America]] *[[Antonio Maria Maraggiano]], Italian sculptor *[[Antonio Maria Vassallo]], Italian painter *[[Antonio Vivaldi]], Venetian composer ===Antonio as Middle Name=== *[[Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti]], Italian painter *[[Carlo Antonio Tavella]], Italian painter *[[Eugene Antonio Marino]] the first [[African American]] [[archbishop]] in the [[United States]] *[[Francesco Antonio Franzoni]], Italian sculptor *[[Giacomo Antonio Arland]], Italian painter *[[Giovanni Antonio Amadeo]], Italian sculptor *[[Giovanni Antonio Dosio]], Italian architect and sculptor *[[Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti]], better known as Pope Innocent IX *[[Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini]], Italian painter *[[Giovanni Antonio Scopoli]], Italian-Austrian physician and naturalist *[[Marco Antonio Barrera]], Mexican boxer *[[Marco Etcheverry|Marco Antonio Etcheverry]], Paraguayan soccer player *[[Marco Antonio Muñiz]], Mexican singer *[[Marc Anthony|Marco Antonio Muñiz]], Puerto Rican singer, better known as Mark Anthony *[[Marco Antonio Regil]], Mexican show host *[[Marco Antonio Solis]], Mexican singer *[[Nicola Antonio Zingarelli]], Italian composer *[[Tomaso Antonio Vitali]], Italian composer *Antonio Nunes, A student at WPS ===Known as Tony=== {{see|Tony}} {{for|all articles beginning Tony|Special:PrefixIndex/Tony}} *[[Tony Alvarez (baseball)]], Major League Baseball center fielder *[[Tony Alvarez (singer)]], Cuban singer *[[Tony Alvarez (actor)]], Spanish-Australian actor *[[Tony Ayala]], Mexican American boxer *[[Tony Baltazar]], Mexican American boxer *[[Tony Blair]], British Prime Minister *[[Tony Croatto]], Italian-born Puerto Rican singer *[[Tony Danza]], Italian-American boxer and actor *[[Tony Parker]], Belgian basketball player *[[Tony Plana]], Cuban actor *[[Tony Romo]], American football quarterback *[[Tony Sanchez]], Texas businessman *[[Tony Santiago]], Puerto Rican military historian *[[Tony Tursi]], fmr Mafia godfather in Puerto Rico *[[Tony Vega]], Puerto Rican singer *[[Tony Campos]], Hispanic musician in American band static x ''Other, fictional male bearers include'': *[[Tony Montana|Antonio "Tony" Montana "Scarface"]], the main character from the film [[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]] *[[Tony Stark]], millionaire owner and head of invention at Stark Industries, a.k.a [[Iron Man]] {{hndis}} [[Category:Masculine given names]] [[Category:Italian given names]] [[es:Antonio (desambiguación)]] [[it:Antonio]] [[nl:Antonio]] [[ja:アントニオ]] [[pt:Antônio]]