The baby name Antonella is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced an-tuh-NEL-uh (English); an-to-NEL-la (Italian) — IPA: /ˌæn.təˈnɛl.ə/ (EN), /an.toˈnɛl.la/ (IT).
Antonella is Italian in Origin.
The baby name Antonella is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced an-tuh-NEL-uh (English); an-to-NEL-la (Italian) — IPA: /ˌæn.təˈnɛl.ə/ (EN), /an.toˈnɛl.la/ (IT).
Antonella is Italian in Origin.
Antonella is the Italian and Spanish feminine diminutive of Antonia, from the Roman family name Antonius, of uncertain, perhaps Etruscan, origin. The affectionate -ella suffix signals "little" or "dear," so Antonella may be read as "little Antonia." Devotion to Saint Anthony (of Egypt and of Padua) cemented popularity across Catholic Europe, and a later folk gloss added the sense "priceless" or "of inestimable worth," though the root meaning remains unknown.
As a standalone name, Antonella took hold in Italy in the 19th and 20th centuries, then spread through the Italian diaspora and gained favor in Spanish-speaking Latin America and the Balkans. It has seen recent uptake in the United States and other English-speaking countries. Related forms include Antonia, Antonina, Antonietta, and French Antoinette; the close variant Antonela is common in Spanish and Slavic contexts. Nicknames include Nella, Ella, Toni, and Tonina.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #6 | 172,180 | 9,415 |
| IT | 0 | #38 | 8,123 | 4,183 | |
| MT | 0 | #38 | 6 | 1,767 | |
| LU | 0 | #63 | 4 | 2,830 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #65 | 92 | 3,773 |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #76 | 1,626 | 6,731 |
| UY | 0 | #81 | 109 | 2,477 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #107 | 4,410 | 14,098 |
| EC | 0 | #115 | 7 | 2,502 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #117 | 1,630 | 8,289 |
| AR | 0 | #120 | 67 | 2,915 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #129 | 7 | 1,786 |
| GR | 0 | #130 | 6 | 3,911 | |
| PA | 0 | #133 | 6 | 3,797 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| CR | 0 | #159 | 7 | 5,526 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #161 | 25 | 4,850 |
| HR | 0 | #173 | 9 | 2,081 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #176 | 4 | 1,568 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #195 | 45 | 3,650 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #211 | 1,329 | 8,487 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #214 | 4 | 4,575 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #222 | 6 | 4,141 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #226 | 60 | 2,795 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #228 | 15 | 6,293 |
| PE | 0 | #228 | 83 | 6,350 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #239 | 51 | 3,687 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #276 | 1,586 | 14,861 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| CL | 0 | #292 | 123 | 6,867 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 7,429 |
| GT | 0 | #334 | 5 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| BO | 0 | #345 | 37 | 6,868 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| BR | 0 | #355 | 6 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #355 | 8 | 8,539 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #380 | 20 | 5,922 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #390 | 16 | 3,185 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #393 | 28 | 1,885 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Spain | 0 | #420 | 33 | 2,326 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| Germany | 0 | #421 | 17 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #427 | 55 | 9,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #441 | 11 | 7,952 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #449 | 169 | 9,488 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #451 | 17 | 7,628 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #455 | 1,057 | 16,140 |
| CO | 0 | #458 | 23 | 7,768 | |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #487 | 19 | 7,500 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #495 | 38 | 11,342 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #525 | 358 | 4,949 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #540 | 8 | 10,981 |
| LB | 0 | #543 | 116 | 13,263 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #607 | 11 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #610 | 56 | 13,390 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #616 | 7 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #669 | 336 | 5,561 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #720 | 19 | 3,895 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #753 | 863 | 10,046 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #814 | 16 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #820 | 7 | 15,093 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #852 | 90 | 12,708 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #858 | 21 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #873 | 48 | 15,656 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #904 | 5 | 7,226 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #909 | 47 | 5,933 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #940 | 20 | 14,742 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #978 | 206 | 17,781 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,110 | 19 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,113 | 29 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,163 | 14 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 |
Antonella is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:
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