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Antonia

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[an-toh-nee-uh, -tohn-yuh] / ænˈtoʊ ni ə, -ˈtoʊn jə /

noun

  1. a first name: derived from Antonius.


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When Antonia Duffin, 34, started going to the gym, she wanted to lose weight and tone up.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

He had lived for 28 years in the United States and worked at an industrial laundromat, said his widow, Antonia Tovar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

After a long career as a college professor in Camagüey, Maria Antonia Borroto didn’t think she would ever be in such dire straits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

While Hong described herself as a “hustler” in a July interview with MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton, the energy she gave off was anything but.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

At that time, Antonia Bagshawe, his physician, Tiad to travel abroad, and he came under the care of a doctor named David Silverstein.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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