Given name
Antonín
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
Antonín is a form of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain.
Original LatinAntonius
Meaning & origin
What it means
Antonín is a form of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In Czech use, Antonín is used as a form of Anthony.
Antonín’s family of names
In Czech usage, Antonín has a diminutive in TONDA. Antonín shares a linguistic root with Anthony. In Czech usage, Antonín has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Antonio.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Antonín has relatives in 14 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Antonín comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 25
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- AntoniusLatin
- Anthonycognate · English
- AntonioSpanish, Italian
- Antonalso known as · German, Slovak
- AntonyEnglish
- AntoineFrench
- Toniequivalent
- AntoniPolish
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Antonín
- Antonín DvořákCzech composer (1841–1904)
- Antonín NovotnýCzech politician (1904-1975)
- Antonín PanenkaCzech footballerborn 1948
- Antonín ZápotockýCzech politician (1884–1957)
- Antonín BarákCzech association football playerborn 1994
- Antonín PučCzech footballer (1907–1988)
- Antonín MrkosCzech astronomer (1918–1996)
- Antonín KinskýCzech footballer (born 1975)
- Antonín SovaCzech poet and writer (1864–1928)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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