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Antonia

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

noun

  1. a first name: derived from Antonius.


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Antonia Johnson, an attorney I interviewed, had a child in her late 30s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Also, one prominent litigator, Antonia Apps, a trial lawyer and a former senior official at the Securities and Exchange Commission, joined the firm recently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Boyd’s great-grandparents, August and Antonia Maternowski, purchased Union in 1918 and ran it with the help of their 12 children.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Speaking outside court Antonia Gawith said she was "haunted" by the knowledge she was the intended target, adding that "no sentence can heal the pain they caused".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Her mother repeated Carla's full name and spelled it for the officer, then called out again in her voice of authority, "Carla Antonia!"

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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