Antonis as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Antonis

What is the meaning of the name Antonis ?

The baby name Antonis is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Greek: /anˈtonis/ (ahn-TOH-nees); English approximation: /ˈæntənɪs/ (AN-tuh-nis).

Antonis is Greek in Origin.

Antonis is the Greek familiar form of Antonios (Αντώνιος), stemming from the Roman family name Antonius, likely of Etruscan origin. Its precise meaning is uncertain; many modern sources gloss it as priceless or inestimable in worth, while a popular link to Greek anthos meaning flower is a later folk etymology. In Greece and Cyprus, Αντώνης (pronounced an-TOH-nees) is the everyday name, upheld by the cults of Saint Anthony the Great (name day 17 January) and Saint Anthony of Padua, which spread the name across Christendom.

Variants include the formal Antonios, the transliteration Andonis, and pet forms such as Toni and Antonakis; related names abroad are Anthony, Antonio, Antoni, Antoine, Anton, Antonino, Antón, Antal, Antun, and Antanas. Use is long-standing from late antiquity through Byzantium to the present, giving Antonis a traditional yet approachable character in modern Greek naming.