Tonette is a
Norwegian and
Swedish
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** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
given name
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in use in
Sweden
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and
Norway
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whose popularity peaked in the late 1960s. The name is a diminutive form of Antonetta and Antona as well as an alternate form of
Tone
Tone may refer to:
Visual arts and color-related
* Tone (color theory), a mix of tint and shade, in painting and color theory
* Tone (color), the lightness or brightness (as well as darkness) of a color
* Toning (coin), color change in coins
* ...
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Tona and Torny.
Notable people with this name include the following:
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Tonette Lopez
Tonette Lopez (died April 25, 2006) was the first transgender woman activist in the Philippines and a popular Asian Activism, LGBT activist, HIV/AIDS researcher and journalist.
Lopez led the 16th International AIDS Conference in 2005.
Gahum Ph ...
(died 2006), Filipino transgender activist, HIV/AIDS researcher and journalist
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Tonette S. Rocco (born 1954), American academic
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Tonette Walker
Tonette Marie Tarantino Walker (born October 19, 1955) served as the first lady of Wisconsin from 2011–2019 as the wife of Scott Walker (politician), Scott Walker, the List of governors of Wisconsin, 45th governor of Wisconsin.
Early life and ...
(born 1955), American First Lady
See also
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Tonetta (name)
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Antonette Antonette is a given name. Notable people with this name include the following
Given name
*Antonette Ruth Sabel (1894 – 1974), American music educator, composer, and arts administrator
*Antonette Wemyss Gorman (born 1972 or 1973), Jamaican milita ...
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Tonette
The stub-ended Swanson tonette is a small (6" cavity), end-blown vessel flute made of plastic, which was once popular in American elementary music education. Though the tonette has been superseded by the recorder (musical instrument), recorder i ...
, a recorder-like musical instrument
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Tionette Stoddard
Tionette Stoddard aka T-Dog (born 24 September 1974) is a New Zealand skeleton racer who has competed since 2004. Her best Skeleton World Cup finish was seventh at St. Moritz in January 2008.
Stoddard's best finish at the FIBT World Championship ...
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