Given name · Bulgarian · Russian · Serbian
Антонина
Антонина (Antonína) is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Russian.
Bulgarian and Russian and SerbianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Antonina.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Антонина is Antonina written in Cyrillic. Antonina is a variant of Antonia. In Latin use, Antonia carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
Explained through its name family
Антонина’s family of names
In English usage, Антонина has an affectionate form in Tonya. In Russian usage, Антонина has a conventional equivalent in the German form Antonia. In Russian usage, Антонина has a conventional equivalent in the English form Antonina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Антонина has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Антонина
- Antonina KrivoshapkaRussian 400 metres sprinterborn 1987
- Antonina NezhdanovaRussian opera singer (1873–1950)
- Antonina SeredinaSoviet-Russian canoe racer1929–2016
- Antonina SkorobogatchenkoRussian handball playerborn 1999
- Antonina ZubkovaAviator and Hero of the Soviet Union (1920–1950)
- Antonina RyzhovaSoviet volleyball player (1934–2020)
- Antonina BorissovaRussian botanist (1903-1970)
- Antonina LazarevaSoviet high jumperborn 1941
- Antonina ZetovaBulgarian former volleyball player and current coachborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Антонина, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Reseda
“resembling the mignonette flower”
5% boys · 95% girls
Proserpio
“meadow”
—
Florianne
“flower”
1% boys · 99% girls
Ávila
“bird”
—
Restituta
“returned by the sea”
3% boys · 97% girls
Florencjusz
“flower”
—
Fleuri
“flower”
—
Escarís
“ash tree; spear”
—