Antanina

Antanina is the Belarusian and Lithuanian feminine form of Antonina, itself the Latin feminine derivative of the Roman family name Antonius, whose deeper origin is uncertain though it may relate to an Etruscan root. The name gained wide use across Christian Europe largely through the veneration of saints bearing the Antonius line of names, including Saint Anthony of Egypt and Saint Anthony of Padua. Antanina remains the standard feminine form of the name in Belarus and Lithuania, corresponding to Antonina in Russian and Polish, Antoinette in French, and Antonia across many Western European traditions.