Antoni

See also: Antòni

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan and Polish Antoni, from Latin Antōnius.

Proper noun

Antoni

1. A surname from Catalan, Polish, or Slovene.
   • 2025 August 25, Robert Reich, “Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 25 August 2025:

     Let’s not forget EJ Antoni, whom Trump just nominated to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing former chief Erika McEntarfer for presiding over a disappointing jobs report earlier this month.
     Antoni is that rarity who has drawn harsh criticism from economists on the right as well as the mainstream for being ignorant, unprincipled and incompetent.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin Antōnius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ənˈtɔ.ni]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [anˈtɔ.ni]
• Rhymes: -ɔni

Proper noun

Antoni m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Anthony

Related terms

• (pet forms) Toni, Tonet
• (feminine names) Antònia

Icelandic

Proper noun

Antoni

1. dative of Anton

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [anˈtoː.niː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [anˈtɔː.ni]

Proper noun

Antōnī

1. vocative singular of Antōnius

Polish

Alternative forms

• Jantoni (Żywiec)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin Antōniuslbor.

Polish Antoni

Learned borrowing from Latin Antōnius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈtɔ.ɲi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲi
• Syllabification: An‧to‧ni

Proper noun

Antoni m pers (female equivalent Antonia, diminutive Antek or Antoś)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Anthony

Declension

Declension of Antoni

	singular	plural
nominative	Antoni	Antoniowie
genitive	Antoniego	Antonich
dative	Antoniemu	Antonim
accusative	Antoniego	Antonich
instrumental	Antonim	Antonimi
locative	Antonim	Antonich
vocative	Antoni	Antoniowie

Further reading

• “Antoni”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)