Given name
Antonina
Antonina is a variant of Antonia. In Latin use, Antonia carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
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
How it developed
Antonina is used as a derivative of Antonia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Antonina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,804
- 0 boys · 2,804 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #5,110 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,110 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 57 in 1915. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,516 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Antonina’s family of names
In English usage, Antonina has a diminutive in Tonya. In English usage, Antonina is a feminine form of ANTONINUS. Antonina has a related form in Antonia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Antonina has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
11 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Antonieequivalent
- Antonineequivalent
- Антанінаequivalent
- Антонінаborrowing · Ukrainian
- ΑντωνίαGreek
- Antoninusmasculine form · English
- Антоні́наUkrainian
- Антони́наRussian
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People named Antonina
- Antonina KrivoshapkaRussian 400 metres sprinterborn 1987
- Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldGerman princess and duchess1779–1824
- Princess Antoinette of Saxe-AltenburgGerman duchess (1838-1908)
- Antonina NezhdanovaRussian opera singer (1873–1950)
- Antoninawife of Belisarius (495-565)
- 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)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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