Meanings
- A female given name, variant of Antonia.
The new name doesn’t sound “catchy” to Anthonia Kitchen, 54, who is visiting from the Detroit area.
2021 November 17, Lila Seidman, “Angelenos grouse, others rejoice at Staples Center’s new name”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Nov 20212 more examples
Annlouise Anthonia Blanc and James Brown-Williams were married Dec. 1 by Fallon Lim, a deputy marriage commissioner, at San Francisco City Hall.
2017 December 3, “Annlouise Blanc, James Brown-Williams”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2017Anthonia Edwards was crowned champion of the eleventh series of The Voice on Saturday night after being mentored by Sir Tom Jones on the show.
2022 October 29, Amelia Wynne, “The Voice UK final: Anthonia Edwards, 25, - a nurse from London - is crowned the WINNER - but admits she nearly forgot her words during last duet with mentor Sir Tom Jones”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2022
Origin
A variant of Antonia, after Anthony. By surface analysis, Anthony + -ia.
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Anthonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anthonia
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