Antonina
Antonina carries the sense of "priceless, worthy of praise", rooted in Slavic tradition. Around 72,000 women in Poland go by it, and it still lands on newborn girls at a steady rate: familiar without being on every class register.
Antonina Pronunciation
Antonina is pronounced ahn-to-NYEE-nah (/antɔˈɲina/).
What Antonina means
Where Antonina comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Antonina sits in the Slavic branch of names, standing next to its cross-gender partner Antoni. Polish speech has worn it down into a household of shorter forms: Antosia, Tosia, and Tola. The variant Antanina turns up too. The sense of "priceless, worthy of praise" was attached to the name later, a meaning handed along with it rather than a literal root.
March 1 is the name-day for Antonina, and some also mark May 3, which falls on Poland's Constitution Day. The long form suits an official document; the short forms suit everything else.
The name has a firm history. A Tosia in a school register grows into an Antonina on adult paperwork. The forms give the bearer options. Tola is blunt and quick. And the full name keeps its old sense of being worthy of praise.
How many people are named Antonina
1 in 315 women in Poland is named Antonina. 71,650 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #152 among female names.
Antonina's popularity over time
2,507 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #25 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2000.
Where Antonina is most popular
Antonina is most popular in Greater Poland, 17% above the national average (2,609 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Pomeranian (+8%) and West Pomeranian (+8%). It is least common in Podlaskie and Lesser Poland, 22% and 12% below average respectively.
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Greater Poland2,609 girls born+17%
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Pomeranian1,654 girls born+8%
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West Pomeranian948 girls born+8%
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Łódź1,384 girls born+5%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian1,162 girls born+2%
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Masovian3,758 girls born+2%
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Warmian-Masurian753 girls born+1%
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Świętokrzyskie575 girls born0%
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Lublin1,058 girls born−1%
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Lubusz511 girls born−1%
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Silesian2,283 girls born−3%
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Lower Silesian1,518 girls born−7%
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Opole447 girls born−7%
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Subcarpathian1,157 girls born−8%
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Lesser Poland2,074 girls born−12%
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Podlaskie530 girls born−22%
Antonina as a middle name
Antonina is a first name for 71,650 women in Poland and a middle name for another 41,518, a 63/37 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 56th, between Marzena (41,980) and Wiesława (40,307).
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54
42,168Stefania
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55
41,980Marzena
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5641,518Antonina
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57
40,307Wiesława
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58
39,174Edyta
When Antonina celebrates name day
Antonina appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar. The main date is 10 May.