The name Antonina
Antonina is a female name of Latin origin meaning “of the Antoninus family”. Below: forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Antonina is a female name of Latin origin. Meaning: “of the Antoninus family”. From the Latin Antonina, the feminine form of the family name Antoninus (derived from Antonius).
Forms of the name
| Full form | Antonina |
| Short forms | Tonya, Nina |
| Affectionate forms | Tonechka, Tonyusha |
Name days (angel’s day)
| 22 January | Martyr Antonina of Nicomedia |
| 14 March | Martyr Antonina of Nicaea |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Name descriptions paint Antonina as a homemaking, kind and decisive nature. She is hard-working, knows how to run a household and stands up for her own. She can be blunt. Her strength is reliability and care.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Antonina «Антонина» in the Russian 1–9 table: А 1 + Н 6 + Т 2 + О 7 + Н 6 + И 1 + Н 6 + А 1 = 30 → 3. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 3: communication and creativity. Three is the number of expression: words, creativity, optimism, ease in company. Such a name needs an audience and a field to shine; the weak spot is scattering energy.
Vowels give the soul number 1 (will and leadership), consonants the personality number 2 (partnership and sensitivity). Inner motive: will and leadership; outer manner: partnership and sensitivity. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): А=1 + Н=50 + Т=300 + О=70 + Н=50 + И=8 + Н=50 + А=1 = 530, reduced to 8. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
А — beginning and action. A wish to start, to be first and to act; a need for physical and emotional comfort.
Other letters: Н — strong character and protest; Т — intuition and search; О — depth of feeling; И — refinement and kindness.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 3 is linked with Jupiter.
| Planet | Jupiter |
| Stones | amethyst |
| Colours | violet, purple, lilac |
| Favourable days | Thursday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 3 goes most easily with 1 and 5, and has more friction with 4 and 7.
Goes well with: Aleksey, Vitaliy, Evgeniy, Ignat, Matvey, Miron, Nikita, Platon, Trofim, Fedor.
More friction with: Vasiliy, German, Gleb, Kirill, Semen, Yaroslav.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Antonina carries the meaning “of the Antoninus family”. Name number 3: communication and creativity; first letter A: beginning and action. Inner wishes (will and leadership) and outer manner (partnership and sensitivity) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: 22 January, 14 March.