Meanings & Origins of Tony
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Meaning
highly praiseworthy. Abbreviation of Anthony and its variants used since medieval times as an independent name.
Meaning
Tony \t(o)-ny\ as a boy's name (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.
Meaning
Derived from Victoria triumphant.
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Popularity of Tony
There were 0 US births last year.
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