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Antoni

Boy name · 378 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Antoni: 378 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 37 births in 2016.

Antoni is the Polish, Catalan, and Occitan form of the Roman family name Antonius, whose meaning is uncertain—often linked to the Latin *antius* (“priceless”) or Greek *anthos* (“flower”). The name carries the weight of several extraordinary bearers: the visionary Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, whose masterpieces dot Barcelona; the pioneering Dutch microscopist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, father of microbiology; and the Catalan abstract painter Antoni Tàpies. Places such as San Antonio (Texas and beyond) share the same etymological root through the Latin name, while in Scotland the variant Antoni offers a fresh alternative to the more common Anthony or