Antonio

Antonio is a Spanish first name. It is the Spanish version of Anthony, and has two female derivates, Antonia and Antonieta.

Antonio comes from the Antonious Roman family name group. The name's origin is said to be ancient Greece, coming either from the word Anthos (a flower) or from Anthonio, Greek king of Achaia.

The name is widely used in Italy and in Spain. After the Spaniards discovered the new world, many of them settled in the area, and, as a consequence, Antonio is one of the most popular Spanish first names in Latin America, as well as among Hispanics, and, to a small degree, North Americans in the United States.

Famous male bearers

*Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer
*Antonio Banderas, Spaniard actor
*Antonio R. Barcelo, Puerto Rican politician
*Antonio J. Bennazar Zequeira, Puerto Rican Lawyer and former president of the P.R. Civil rights commission
*Antonio Broccoli Porto, Puerto Rican artist
*Antonio Caban Vale, Puerto Rican singer
*Antonio Cabanillas, Puerto Rican television salesman
*Antonio Cervantes, Colombian boxer
*Antonio Correa Cotto, Puerto Rican criminal
*Antonio de la Rúa, former first son of Argentina
*Antonio Esparragoza, Venezuelan boxer
*Antonio Ferre, Puerto Rican businessman
*Antonio Guzmán Blanco, former Venezuelan president
*Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian creator of the bossa nova
*Antonio Inoki, Japanese wrestler
*Antonio Katrasca, Spaniard singer
*Antonio Latimer, Puerto Rican basketball player
*Antonio Margarito, Mexican boxer
*Antonio McDyess, United States basketball player
*Antonio Morote, First pupil to obtain CSLA at Sunderland High School
*Antonio Pantojas, Puerto Rican actor
*Antonio Paoli, Puerto Rican opera singer
*Antonio S. Pedreira, Puerto Rican poet
*Antonio de los Reyes Correa, Puerto Rican military hero
*Antonio Rivera, Puerto Rican boxer
*Antonio Rodriguez Balinas, Puerto Rican U.S. Army General
*Antonio Sabato, Italian Actor
*Antonio Sabato, Jr. Italian-American model and actor
*Antonio Sanchez, Mexican musician
*Antonio Sanchez, Puerto Rican show host
*Antonio Santiago, Spaniard equestrian champion
*Antonio Santiago, Puerto Rican boxing beat writer
*Antonio Tarver, United States boxer
*Antonio Valero de Bernabe, Puerto Rican, helped Simon Bolivar liberate South America
*Marco Antonio Barrera, Mexican boxer
*Marco Antonio Etcheverry, Paraguayan soccer player
*Marco Antonio Muniz, Mexican singer
*Marco Antonio Muniz, Puerto Rican singer, better known as Mark Anthony
*Marco Antonio Regil, Mexican show host
*Marco Antonio Solis, Mexican singer
*Nicola Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer
*Tony Alvarez, Cuban singer
*Tony Ayala, Mexican American boxer
*Tony Baltazar, Mexican American boxer
*Tony Croatto, Italian-born Puerto Rican singer
*Tony Parker, French basketball player
*Tony Plana, Cuban actor
*Tony Sanchez, Texas businessman
*Tony Tursi, fmr Mafia godfather in Puerto Rico
*Tony Vega, Puerto Rican singer
*The Great Antonio, Canadian giant and actor

Famous female bearers

*Antonia Novello, Puerto Rican doctor
*Antonia Pantojas, Puerto Rican educator
*Maria Antonieta Collins, Mexican news reporter
*Maria Antonieta de las Nieves, Mexican actress
*Maria Antonieta Pons, Cuban actress