Antonia
Αντωνία
Antonia, in English
Saint Anthony the Great — kept on 17 January.
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Origin
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Antonia keeps 17 January — Saint Anthony the Great.
Antonia shares the feast as the feminine of Antonios.
The feminine of Antonios, it comes from the Roman family Antonii; its meaning is uncertain, and the tie to ἄνθος (“flower”) is a later folk etymology.
“Of the Roman house of Antonii; meaning uncertain.”
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Αντωνία
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In English letters: Antonia · Tonia
Αντωνία
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