Meaning and background
The story behind Antonio
Antonio is established in both Spanish and Italian and belongs to the ancient Roman Antonius family. Famous bearers include the composer Antonio Vivaldi, while Shakespeare used the name in The Merchant of Venice. Its four open syllables give it a much longer sound than Anton.
- Origin
- Spanish and Italian form of the Roman name Antonius. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Antonio appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/æntoʊnioʊ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/æntoʊnioʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 2AE0 N T OW1 N IY2 OW0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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