Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Central African
Other Forms FormsTony, Toni, Anto, Anton, Antonio
Meaning & History
Variant of Toni 1 and Toni 2, which are short forms of Anton and Antonia respectively. (As a Scandinavian feminine name, Toni could also be a variant of Tone 2.) Notable bearers of this name include Angolan-Dutch soccer player Tonny Vilhena (1995-) and Danish entrepreneur Tonny Sorenson (1964-). A fictional bearer is the title character of the 1962 Norwegian film Tonny.