Mom, I ask, will you call me Ant."Oh, Antonia," my mother sighs. Her face looks pained. She is quiet for a few moments and then she says, "Antonia is such a lovely name. When I named you, you were the sweetest, most perfect little baby. - - - "
2001, Gennifer Choldenko, Notes from a Liar and her Dog, Scholastic, published 2002, page 212