The first name Antonio

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About the first name Antonio

Meaning

The name Antonio is related to Antoine. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Antonio belongs to the same name family as Antoine. The name Antoine comes from the Latin Antonius, an ancient name later widely spread through the cult of several saints.

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In archival records, Antonio may coexist with Antoine or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:an-to-nioɑ̃tɔnj.o

Frequency of the first name Antonio by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Antonio by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name AntonioLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Antonio in baptisms by year.10075502501855188519151945197520051855–1859 3 baptisms1860–1864 3 baptisms1865–1869 6 baptisms1870–1874 12 baptisms1875–1879 9 baptisms1880–1884 12 baptisms1885–1889 45 baptisms1890–1894 57 baptisms1895–1899 93 baptisms1900–1904 84 baptisms1905–1909 84 baptisms1910–1914 75 baptisms1915–1919 60 baptisms1920–1924 30 baptisms1925–1929 33 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 12 baptisms1940–1944 21 baptisms1950–1954 3 baptisms1955–1959 9 baptisms1960–1964 18 baptisms1965–1969 6 baptisms1980–1984 3 baptisms2005–2009 3 baptisms

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