Meaning of the nameAntonela

Antonela is a female name of Italian origin, formed from Antonia with the suffix -ella; the meaning of the Roman name Antonius, probably of Etruscan origin, is not known.

Meaning

The meaning of Antonela is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 24,622
Rank in Brazil: #927
Median age: 3 years
2010 Census: 1,492; people

Antonela in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Antonela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (15,295 people).

24,466 women 156 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Antonela is most common

States with the highest share of people named Antonela in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	5,847	0.013%
Rio de Janeiro	3,120	0.019%
Minas Gerais	2,965	0.014%
Rio Grande do Sul	2,843	0.026%
Paraná	1,854	0.016%
Santa Catarina	1,397	0.018%
Goiás	1,007	0.014%
Espírito Santo	738	0.019%
Pará	600	0.007%
Mato Grosso	553	0.015%
Bahia	552	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	485	0.018%
Amazonas	344	0.009%
Ceará	272	0.003%
Distrito Federal	268	0.010%
Pernambuco	261	0.003%
Maranhão	254	0.004%
Tocantins	206	0.014%
Rondônia	167	0.011%
Rio Grande do Norte	163	0.005%
Alagoas	153	0.005%
Piauí	130	0.004%
Paraíba	128	0.003%
Amapá	92	0.013%
Roraima	89	0.014%
Sergipe	77	0.004%
Acre	57	0.007%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Antonela

Wiktionary records Antonela as a borrowing of Italian Antonella, formed from Antonia plus the Italian suffix -ella. Behind the Name treats Antonella as a diminutive of Antonia, which it gives as the feminine form of the Roman name Antonius. For Antonius, Wiktionary says the Roman family was probably of Etruscan origin and gives no meaning for the name; for that reason the meaning of the root is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 24,622 people named Antonela, with a median age of 3; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. Most of the records are of people born from 2010 onward.

It has a single L and follows Portuguese writing, without the doubled consonant of Italian.

Other spellings of Antonela

Spelling	People (2022)
Antonella	29,257
Antonela	24,622

Sources

Wiktionary: Antonela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Antonella · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Antonella · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Antonius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Antonia · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Antonela

What does the name Antonela mean?

The meaning of Antonela is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Antonela in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 24,622 people with the first name Antonela, which ranks it number 927 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Antonela a boy's or a girl's name?

Antonela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 24,466 women and 156 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Antonela?

Antonela is a name of Italian and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Antonela most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.026% of the state's population is named Antonela (2,843 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Antonela?

Antonella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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