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See also Ant, Anthonius, Anthony, Antoine, Antonietta, Antoinette, Antonia, Antonio, Anton, Antanas, Antony, Tony, Antun, Ante

Antonius is a masculine given name, 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. It is also the source of the English personal name Anthony, as well as a number of similar names in various European languages.

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Antonius is the nomen of the gens Antonia , an important plebeian family of ancient Rome. 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

Other ancient people with the name Antonius

Latinized medieval and Renaissance name

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. Oxford Classical Dictionary, 2nd Ed. (1970).