Antonis

Antonis (Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a variant of Antonios being used in Greece and Cyprus², which in turn is a form of Antonius, the name of a Roman gens. It is assumed that the origin lies in Etruscan³⁴.

Antonis is also a Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius that is used in Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia and Suriname.⁵ It is sometimes a surname and is transliterated as Antonios and Andonis. Antonis is a cognate of the English language name Anthony.

People bearing the name Antonis or Antónis include:

• Antonis Antoniadis (born 1946), Greek footballer
• Antonis Antoniadis (born 1946), Greek naval officer
• Antonis Aresti (born 1983), Cypriot track and field paralympian athlete
• Antonis Benakis (1873–1954), Greek art collector and museum founder
• Antonis Bourselis (born 1994), Greek footballer
• Antonis Constantinides (born 1974), Cypriot basketball coach
• Antonis Christeas (1937–2011), Greek basketball player
• Antonis Daglis (1974–1997), Greek serial killer
• Antonis Dedakis (born 1995), Greek footballer
• Antonis Diamantidis (1892–1945), Greek rebetiko musician
• Antonis Drossoyannis (1922–2006), Greek Army general and politician
• Antonis Fostieris (born 1953), Greek poet
• Antonis Fotiadis (1899–19??), Greek footballer
• Antonis Fotsis (born 1981), Greek basketball player
• Antonis Georgallides (born 1982), Cypriot footballer
• Antonis Georgiades, Cypriot politician
• Antonis Georgiadis (1933–2020), Greek footballer
• Antonis Iliadis (born 1993), Greek footballer
• Antonis Kablionis (born 1991), Greek footballer
• Antonis Kafetzopoulos (born 1951), Greek actor
• Antonis Kanakis (born 1969), Greek television host and an actor
• Antonis Kapnidis (born 1992), Greek footballer
• Antonis Katsantonis (c. 1775–1808), Greek klepht
• Antonis Katsis (born 1989), Cypriot footballer
• Antonis Koniaris (born 1997), Greek basketball player
• Antonis Kotsakas (born 1947), Greek politician
• Antonis Ladakis (born 1982), Greek footballer
• Antonis Makris (born 1981), Cypriot footballer
• Antonis Manikas (born 1959), Greek footballer and manager
• Antonis Manitakis (born 1944), Greek politician and educator
• Antonis Mantzaris (born 1986), Greek basketball player
• Antonis Martasidis (born 1992), Greek-Cypriot weightlifter
• Antonis Michaloglou (born 1988), Greek basketball player
• Antonis Migiakis (1911–1999), Greek footballer
• Antonis Minou (born 1958), Greek footballer
• Antonis Natsouras (born 1979), Greek footballer
• Antonis Nikolaidis (born 1967), British-Cypriot sport shooter
• Antonis Oikonomou (1785–1821), Greek naval captain
• Antonis Panagi (born 1983), Cypriot footballer
• Antonis Papadakis (1893–1980), Greek Cretan lyra musician
• Antonis Papasavvas (born 1995), Greek footballer
• Antonis Paschalides (born 1952), Greek-Cypriot politician and lawyer
• Antonis Petropoulos (born 1986), Greek footballer
• Antonis Ranos (born 1993), Greek footballer
• Antonis Remos (born 1970), Greek singer
• Antonis Rikka (born 1986), French-Greek footballer
• Antonis Roupakiotis, Greek lawyer and politician
• Antonis Samarakis (1919–2003), Greek writer
• Antonis Samaras (born 1951), Greek politician. former Prime Minister of Greece
• Antonis Siatounis (born 2002), Greek footballer
• Antonis Tritsis (1937–1992), Greek politician
• Antonis Tsiaras (born 1993), Greek footballer
• Antonis Tsotras (born 1990), Greek sport sailor
• Antonis Vardis (1948–2014), Greek composer and singer
• Antonis Volanis (born 1948), Greek automobile and industrial designer
• Antonis Vratsanos (1919–2008), Greek communist saboteur
• Antonis Xylouris (born 1937), Greek composer, singer, Cretan lyra performer

• Carlos De Antonis, Argentine opera singer
• Terry Antonis (born 1993), Australian footballer