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Toni

Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name used in several European countries as well as among individuals with ancestry from these countries outside Europe.

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Toni
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Word/nameAntonius, Antonio, Anton, Antonia Antoinette

Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name used in several European countries as well as among individuals with ancestry from these countries outside Europe.

In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni.a

In Danish, English, Norwegian and Swedish, it is a feminine given name used as a short form of Antonia.b

In Bulgarian, it is a name used by both sexes as a diminutive form of both Antoniya and Anton.3 It is also used by both sexes in German:4 Anton, Antonius; Antonia, Antoinette.

Toñi is a Spanish feminine given name used as a short form of Antonia.c

Tóni a Hungarian masculine given name used as a diminutive form of Antal.d

It is sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of other names, such as Antonio, Antoine, Antonia or Antoinette. It is also sometimes a surname. Notable people with this name include:

People

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Men

Fictional characters

See also

See also

Notes

Notes

  1. Used in parts of Norway and Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Republic of Karelia, Spain, parts of the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Western Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and the Falkland Islands.1
  2. Used in Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Greenland, United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, India, Pakistan, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Guyana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Cameroon and Nigeria.2
  3. Used in Spain, parts of the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Western Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and the Falkland Islands.5
  4. Used in Hungary and parts of Romania.67
References

References

  1. "Toni". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  2. "Toni". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  3. "Toni". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  4. "Pronunciation - Toni". German Names.
  5. "Toñi". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  6. "Tóni". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  7. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Toni - Behind the Name". www.behindthename.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.