Antonette

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Antonette

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Antonette is the feminine French form of Anthony, a modern form of an Ancient Greek name, Antony. It original meaning is unknown, but it could be “Flowering” from “anther” (flower), or “Priceless,” or “Beyond Praise.”

History:
Antonette has never been popular, but Antonia was very popular in early Roman days and again in the 19th century.

Pronunciation: ann-TONE-ett.

Diminutives: Nina, Ninette, Toni, Tonia, Tonya.
Finnish: Toini.
French: Toinette.

Alternates: Anthonette, Antonetta, Antonietta.
Czech: Antonie, Antonína.
Dutch: Antonia.
French: Antoinette.
German: Antonie, Antonia.
Italian: Antoinetta, Antionette, Antonia.
Latin: Antonina.
Polish: Antonia.
Scandinavian: Antonia.
Spanish: Antonia, Antonina.

Masculine: Anthony.

See also: Antoinette, Nina, Toni, Tonya (Tonia).

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Dame Ninette de Valois (Edris Stanus) (1898-)
Irish dancer.
Antonia Brico (1902-1989)
Dutch-American conductor.

Fictional Characters:
Ántonia Shimerda (1918)
From Willa Cather’s My Ántonia.

Political Figures:
Antonia Novello (1944-)
Surgeon-General of the United States.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.102 % named Tonya
0.072 % named Nina
0.064 % named Toni
0.048 % named Antoinette
0.035 % named Antonia
0.018 % named Tonia
0.008 % named Antionette
0.005 % named Antonette
0.003 % named Antonina
0.002 % named Antonietta
0.001 % named Antonetta

Popularity of Antonette:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 809th most popular.
1910-1920: 619th most popular.
1920-1930: 709th most popular.
1930-1940: 909th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A

Popularity of Antonia:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 218th most popular.
1875: 326th most popular.
1900-1910: 268th most popular.
1910-1920: 277th most popular.
1920-1930: 268th most popular.
1930-1940: 265th most popular.
1940-1950: 303rd most popular.
1950-1960: 423rd most popular.
1960-1970: 592nd most popular.
1970-1980: 578th most popular.
1980-1990: 612th most popular.
1990: 624th most popular.
1991: 651st most popular.
1992: 641st most popular.
1993: 686th most popular.
1994: 651st most popular.
1995: 530th most popular.
1996: 403rd most popular.
1997: 481st most popular.
1998: 543rd most popular.
1999: 577th most popular.
2000: 609th most popular.
2001: 607th most popular.
2002: 640th most popular.
2003: 731st most popular.

In France...
1900: 172nd most popular.
1910: 136th most popular.
1920: 168th most popular.
1930: 167th most popular.
1932: 198th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A

Popularity of Antionette:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1960: N/A
1960-1970: 839th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Antonina:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 727th most popular.
1910-1920: 894th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A

Popularity of Antonietta:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 988th most popular.
1910-1920: 894th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A

Popularity of Antonetta:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 942nd most popular.
1910-1920: 894th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A