Tony - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Tony \t(o)-

, also used as girl's name Tony, is pronounced TOH-nee. It is of English origin. Short form of Anthony (Latin) and its variants, frequently used since medieval times as an independent name. Tonio is a Latin short form. Actors Tony Curtis, Tony Danza; singer Tony Bennett.

Tony has 3 variant forms: Toney, Tonie and Tonio.

For more information, see also the related name Antonio.

Baby names that sound like Tony are Toni and Ton.

Tony is a very common first name for men (#103 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#18896 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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