Tonho is a
Portuguese (
Brazilian Portuguese
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) masculine
nickname
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and
given name
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that is a diminutive form of
Antônio and
António used in
Brazil
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.
Notable people with this name include the following.
Nickname
*Antônio dos Santos Nascimento, known as Tonho, (born 1938), Brazilian footballer
*Antônio José Gil known as
Tonho Gil (born 1957), Brazilian footballer
Middle name
*
Pedro Maria Tonha Pedalé, Angolan politician
See also
*
Toho (disambiguation)
*
Tondo (disambiguation)
Tondo may refer to:
* Tondo (art), a circular painting or sculpture
* Tondo, Manila, a district of Manila
* Tondo (historical polity), an early historic polity on the north side of the Pasig River delta in Luzon, Philippines; a predecessor of the ...
*
Tongo (disambiguation)
*
Tonio (name)
*
Tonko
*
Tono (name) Tono or Toño is a masculine given name or nickname that is a diminutive form. Tono is a Catalan, Galician and Spanish diminutive form of Anton, Antoni and Antonio and Toño is a Spanish diminutive form of Antonio. Both spellings are in use in ...
*
Tonto (disambiguation)
Notes
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Portuguese masculine given names
Masculine given names