Marcantonio as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Marcantonio

What is the meaning of the name Marcantonio ?

The baby name Marcantonio is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Italian IPA: /markanˈtɔnjo/; respelling: mar-kan-TOH-nyoh. English approximation: mar-kan-TOH-nee-oh.

Marcantonio is Italian, Latin in Origin.

Marcantonio is an Italian compound given name formed by fusing Marco/Marc- (from Latin Marcus) with Antonio (from Latin Antonius); elision in Italian yields the single-word Marcantonio. Marcus relates to Mars, “dedicated to Mars; warlike,” while Antonius is a Roman family name of uncertain, likely Etruscan, origin, later interpreted in Christian Europe as “priceless, of inestimable worth.” Together the name can suggest “devoted to Mars and of inestimable worth.” It has been borne across Italy, especially since the Renaissance, and also survives as a hereditary surname.

Renaissance and Baroque bearers include the engraver Marcantonio Raimondi, Venetian commander Marcantonio Bragadin, and composer Marc’Antonio Ingegneri, reinforcing its cultured, classical aura. Variant spellings and forms include Marc’Antonio (older), Marco Antonio, and Marcoantonio; related cognates are Marc-Antoine (French), Marco António (Portuguese), Marco Antonio (Spanish), and Mark Antony (English). Common short forms are Marco, Antonio, Tonio/Toni, and Nino.