Meaning of the nameAntonella

Antonella is a spelling of the name Antonela.

Meaning

The meaning of Antonella is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 29,257
Rank in Brazil: #840
Median age: 3 years
2010 Census: 839; people

Antonella in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Antonella, 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 (18,402 people).

29,124 women 133 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 Antonella is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	8,108	0.018%
Rio Grande do Sul	4,138	0.038%
Minas Gerais	3,501	0.017%
Rio de Janeiro	3,317	0.021%
Paraná	2,489	0.022%
Santa Catarina	1,756	0.023%
Goiás	937	0.013%
Espírito Santo	805	0.021%
Mato Grosso	570	0.016%
Mato Grosso do Sul	483	0.018%
Bahia	479	0.003%
Pará	367	0.005%
Amazonas	262	0.007%
Distrito Federal	249	0.009%
Maranhão	234	0.004%
Pernambuco	232	0.003%
Ceará	189	0.002%
Tocantins	169	0.011%
Paraíba	154	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	138	0.004%
Rondônia	135	0.009%
Alagoas	134	0.004%
Piauí	105	0.003%
Roraima	100	0.016%
Sergipe	97	0.004%
Amapá	66	0.009%
Acre	43	0.005%

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

The spelling Antonella

It keeps the Italian LL; Wiktionary describes it as a borrowing without adaptation, and it is the most recorded spelling in the group.

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.

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 Antonella

What does the name Antonella mean?

The meaning of Antonella is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Antonella in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 29,257 people with the first name Antonella, which ranks it number 840 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

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

Antonella is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 29,124 women and 133 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Antonella?

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

In which Brazilian state is Antonella most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.038% of the state's population is named Antonella (4,138 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Antonella?

Antonela. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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