Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name. In

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from

Antonius Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin, Norwegian, and Swedish name used in Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, part of the Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Belgium, Netherl ...

Antonio Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular ...

Ante Ante or Antes may refer to: * Ante (cards), an initial stake paid in a card game * Ante (poker), a forced bet in the game of poker * Ante (name), Croatian form of the given name Anthony * The Latin word ''ante'', meaning "before", which is used as ...

or Anttoni. In

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

, Finnish,

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

and Swedish, it is a feminine given name used as a short form of

Antonia Antonia may refer to: People * Antonia (name), including a list of people with the name * Antonia gens, a Roman family, any woman of the gens was named ''Antonia'' * Antônia (footballer) * Antônia Melo Entertainment * '' Antonia's Line'', or ...

. In Bulgarian, it is a unisex name used as a diminutive form of both

Antoniya Antoniya is a Russian and Bulgarian feminine given name that is derived from Antonius and is a variant of Antonina in use in Israel, Vietnam, Moldova, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Lat ...

and Anton. Toñi is a Spanish feminine given name used as a short form of Antonia. Tóni a Hungarian masculine given name used as a diminutive form of Antal. It is sometimes a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) of other names, such as Antonio, Antoine, Antonia or Antoinette. It is also sometimes a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:

People

Women

Toni Adams Toni Leah Adams (née Collins) (August 19, 1964 – June 24, 2010) was an American professional wrestling valet, who appeared in several North American regional promotions during the 1980s including the Universal Wrestling Federation and the Un ...

(1964–2010), American professional wrestling manager and valet *

Toni Arden Antoinette Ardizzone (February 15, 1924 – May 29, 2012), known professionally as Toni Arden, was an American traditional pop music singer. Family Arden was born in New York City. Her father, Phillip Ardizzone, was a singer with the Metropolit ...

(1924–2012), stage name of Antoinette Ardizzone, American traditional pop music singer *

Toni Aubin Toni Aubin ''('' Maria Antoinette Rubio; 22 September 1927 – 10 February 1990) was an American jazz vocalist who sang with big bands in the 1940s. Career Aubin is most known as a featured singer with Earle Spencer and His Orchestra, with w ...

(1927–1990), American vocalist *

Toni Cade Bambara Toni Cade Bambara, born Miltona Mirkin Cade (March 25, 1939 – December 9, 1995), was an African-American author, documentary film-maker, social activist and college professor. Biography Early life and education Miltona Mirkin Cade was bo ...

(1939–1995), African-American author, documentary filmmaker, social activist and college professor *

Toni Basil Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. Her song " Mickey" topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit t ...

, stage name of American singer and actress Antonia Christina Basilotta (born 1943) *

Toni Braxton Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won ...

(born 1967), American singer-songwriter and actress * Toni Blum (1918–1973), American writer *

Toni Carabillo Toni Carabillo (March 26, 1926 – October 28, 1997) was an American feminist, graphic designer, and historian. She was born Virginia Ann Carabillo on March 26, 1926, in Jackson Heights, Queens. She graduated from Middlebury College in 1948 an ...

(1926–1997), American graphic designer *

Toni Childs Toni Childs (born October 29, 1957) is an American-Australian singer-songwriter. She is best known for her songs "Don't Walk Away" (a ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit in the United States in 1988), " I've Got to Go Now", a Top 5 hit in Australia in 1 ...

(born 1957), American singer-songwriter *

Toni Collette Toni Collette Galafassi (born Toni Collett; 1 November 1972) is an Australian actress, producer, singer, and songwriter. Known for her work in television and independent films, she has received various accolades throughout her career, inclu ...

(born 1972), Australian actress *

Toni Cronk Toni Maree Cronk (born 27 March 1980 in Bankstown, New South Wales) is a field hockey goalkeeper from Australia, who made her debut for the Australian women's national team in October 2001 in the test series against New Zealand in Melbourne. N ...

(born 1980), Australian field hockey goalkeeper *

Toni Darnay Toni Darnay (born Mercy Mustell, April 11, 1921 – January 5, 1983) was an American actress and dancer. Early years Darnay was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Robert R. Mustell, was a doctor, and her mother had acted in silent films a ...

(1921–1983), American actress *

Toni Duggan Toni Duggan (born 25 July 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Everton and the England national team, but is currently on a hiatus/maternity leave, after announcing her pregnancy on 27 September 2022. She has p ...

(born 1991), English footballer *

Toni Edgar-Bruce Toni Edgar-Bruce (4 June 1892 – 28 March 1966) was a British actress, frequently seen on stage. Her theatre work included the original West End production of Somerset Maugham's '' The Circle'' in 1921. The actor-manager Edgar Bruce was h ...

(1892–1966), British actress *

Toni Elster Meta Antonie "Toni" Elster (5 October 1861 – 15 December 1948) was a German painter. Her focus was on landscapes, and she painted many "harbour" paintings. As a young woman she traveled extensively, but the paintings for which she is chiefly r ...

(1861–1948), German painter *

Toni Fisher Toni Fisher (born Marion Colleen Nolan; December 4, 1924 – January 11, 1999), also billed on her records as Miss Toni Fisher, was an American pop singer. She was known for her recordings of "The Big Hurt", "West of the Wall", "Maybe (He'll ...

(1924–1999), American pop singer *

Toni Frissell Antoinette Frissell Bacon (March 10, 1907 – April 17, 1988), known as Toni Frissell, was an American photographer, known for her fashion photography, World War II photographs, and portraits of famous Americans, Europeans, children, and women f ...

(1907–1988), American photographer * Antonia Toni Garrn (born 1992), German model * Celestine

Toni Gonzaga Celestine Cruz Gonzaga-Soriano (; born January 20, 1984), better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino singer, host, actress, producer, vlogger and entrepreneur. She is the former lead host of long-running reality show, '' Pinoy Big Brother''. T ...

(born 1984), Filipino singer, television host, actress, and comedian *

Toni Grant Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name. In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni. In Danish, English, Finnish, Nor ...

(1942–2016), American psychologist *

Toni Halliday Antoinette "Toni" Halliday (born 5 July 1964) is an English musician best known as the lead vocalist, lyricist, and occasional guitarist of the alternative rock band Curve, along with Dean Garcia. She was also a member of the bands Photofitz, ...

(born 1964), English singer-songwriter, half of the duo

Curve In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is an object similar to a line, but that does not have to be straight. Intuitively, a curve may be thought of as the trace left by a moving point. This is the definition that ...

* Toni Harp, American politician *

Toni Jo Henry Toni Jo Henry (''née'' Annie Beatrice McQuiston; January 3, 1916 – November 28, 1942) was the only woman ever to be executed in Louisiana's electric chair. Married to Claude 'Cowboy' Henry, she decided to break her husband out of jail where ...

(1916–1942), American murderer *

Toni Kasim Zaitun 'Toni' Kasim (1966 – 4 June 2008) was a Malaysian human rights activist and politician. She was the first candidate to run for election under the Women's Candidacy Initiative, a group of Malaysian women activists. She was active with sev ...

(1966–2008), Malaysian politician * Toni Kelner, American mystery writer *

Toni Lander Toni Lander née Pihl Petersen (1931–1985) was a Danish ballerina who specialized in the ballets of August Bournonville. After becoming a solo dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet in 1950, she was a guest dancer with the Original Ballet Russe in 1 ...

(1931–1985), Danish dancer *

Toni LaSelle Dorothy Antoinette (Toni) LaSelle (1901–2002) was an American artist and art historian. Biography LaSelle was born in Beatrice, Nebraska, in 1901. LaSelle earned a BA from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1923 and an MA in art history from th ...

(1901–2002), American artist * Toni Lawrence (born 1976), convicted of criminal confinement in the torture-murder of Shanda Sharer *

Toni Mannix Toni Lanier Mannix (born Camille Bernice Froomess; February 19, 1906 – September 2, 1983) was an American actress and dancer in early motion pictures filmed with soundtracks, known as "talkies". Going by the name Toni Lanier, she became known ...

(1906–1983), American actress * Toni McNaron (born 1937), American literary scholar and lesbian memoirist * Toni Mendez (1908–2003), American cartoonist *

Toni Morrison Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel, '' The Bluest Eye'', was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed '' S ...

(1931–2019), pen name of Nobel Prize–winning American author, editor, and professor Chloe Ardelia Wofford *

Toni Packer Toni Packer (April, 1927 – August 23, 2013) was a teacher of "meditative inquiry", and the founder of Springwater Center. Packer was a former student in the Sanbo Kyodan lineage of Zen Buddhism, and was previously in line to be the successor of ...

(1927–2013), American writer and teacher *

Toni Rettaliata Antonia Patricia Rettaliata (née Bifulco; October 20, 1944 – April 8, 2020) was an American politician from New York. Life She was born on October 20, 1944, in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, the daughter of Pasquale Bifulco and Mary (Fi ...

(1944–2020), American politician * Toni Rothmund (1877–1956), German writer * Toni Rodríguez (1969–2021), Mexican voice actress *

Toni Sender Toni Sender (or Tony Sender) (29 November 1888 Biebrich – 26 June 1964 New York) was a German socialist, feminist, politician and journalist. She was active in left-wing German politics in the WWI and interwar periods, and ended up fleeing German ...

(1888–1964), German politician *

Toni Shaw Toni Stephanie Shaw (born 5 August 2003) is a British Paralympic swimmer. In 2019 she set the world record time for the S9 200m butterfly, and was also part of the team that set a new world record for the 4x100m medley relay. At the 2020 Summer ...

(born 2003), British Paralympic swimmer *

Toni Stone Toni Stone (July 17, 1921 – November 2, 1996), born as Marcenia Lyle Stone in West Virginia,Rosengren, John (Summer 2019)"EYEWITNESS: Tomboy Stone" ''Minnesota History''. 66(6): 232 – via JSTOR. was the first of three women to play professio ...

(1921–1996), American baseball player *

Toni Tennille Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille (born May 8, 1940) is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist, best known as one-half of the 1970s duo Captain & Tennille with her former husband Daryl Dragon; their signature song is " Love Will Keep U ...

(born 1940), American singer-songwriter * Toni Tetzlaff (1871–1947), German film actress * Toni van Eyck (1910–1988), German film actress * Toni von Bukovics (1882–1970), Austrian film actress * Toni von Langsdorff (1884–1976), German doctor * Toni Wolff (1888–1953), Swiss Jungian analyst

Men

Toni (footballer, born 1946) António José da Conceição Oliveira (born 14 October 1946), known as Toni (), is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder, and a coach. A Portugal international on more than 30 occasions, his career was mainly associated ...

, António José Conceição Oliveira, Portuguese football coach and player *

Toni (footballer, born 1972) Nélson António Soares da Gama (born 2 August 1972 in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea), commonly known as Toni, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a s ...

, Nélson António Soares da Gama, Portuguese football striker * Toni (footballer, born 1992), Antonio Rosa Ribeiro, Brazilian football midfielder * Toni Androić (born 1991), Croatian tennis player * Toni Dietl * Toni Dijan (born 1983), Croatian basketball player * Toni Eggert, German luger who has competed since 2008 *

Toni Gardemeister Toni Gardemeister (born 31 March 1975) is a Finnish professional rally driver in the World Rally Championship. After previously competing for SEAT's, Mitsubishi's, Škoda's and Ford's factory teams, as well as for privateer teams, he joined th ...

(born 1975), Finnish rally driver *

Toni Gorupec Toni Gorupec (born 4 July 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Cypriot outfit Olympiakos Nicosia as a right back. Club career On 20 September 2013, Gorupec made his professional debut playing for Lokomotiva against Hrvats ...

(born 1993), Croatian footballer * Antonio Toni Jiménez Sistachs (born 1970), Spanish football player and coach * Toni Junnila (born 1984), Finnish footballer * Toni Kallio (born 1978), Finnish footballer *

Toni Kolehmainen Toni Kolehmainen (born 20 July 1988) is a Finnish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He had previously played for AZ Alkmaar, AZ in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Kolehmainen also played in Blackburn Rovers ...

(born 1988), Finnish footballer *

Toni Korkeakunnas Toni Korkeakunnas (born 15 May 1968) is a Finnish football manager and former player. He is an assistant coach with HJK. Coaching career On 23 November 2021, he signed a contract to join HJK as an assistant coach for the 2022 season. Refer ...

(born 1968), Finnish football player and manager *

Toni Kroos Toni Kroos (born 4 January 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid. Kroos plays mainly as a central midfielder, but has also been deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in his career. He is kn ...

(born 1990), German footballer *

Toni Kuivasto Toni Kuivasto (born 31 December 1975) is a retired Finnish footballer who last played for Veikkausliigaside FC Haka. Club career Kuivasto started his career at home-town club FC Ilves, making his Veikkausliiga debut in 1992. He also played for ...

(born 1975), Finnish footballer *

Toni Kukoč Toni Kukoč, nicknamed ''“The Waiter”'' (; born September 18, 1968) is a Croatian-American former professional basketball player who serves as Special Advisor to Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago Bulls. After a highly successful peri ...

(born 1968), Croatian basketball player * Toni Lechuga (born 1988), Spanish football player * Toni Liias (born 1986), Finnish racing cyclist * Antoni Lima Solá (born 1970), Andorran footballer *

António Pedro de Brito Lopes António Pedro de Brito Lopes (born 23 July 1979), commonly known as Toni, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back. After starting out professionally at Farense, he went on to represent Benfica and Beira Mar in the Pri ...

(born 1979), Portuguese footballer * Toni Maalouf, Lebanese actor * Toni Mascolo (1942–2017), British hairdresser and businessman, co-founder of Toni & Guy *

Toni Micevski Toni Micevski ( mk, Тони Мицевски; born 20 January 1970) is a North Macedonia former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Micevski was born in Bitola, SFR Yugoslavia. He went on to spend a large part of ...

(born 1970), Macedonian footballer *

Toni Müller Toni Müller (born 10 May 1984) is a curler from Baden, Switzerland. He currently throws fourth stones for Thomas Lips. He is mostly known for serving as the Alternate for Ralph Stöckli's team which finished fourth at the 2009 Moncton World ...

(born 1984), Swiss curler * Antonio

Toni Nadal Antonio "Toni" Nadal Homar (; born 21 February 1961) is a Spanish tennis coach. Toni Nadal is the uncle and ex-coach of tennis player Rafael Nadal, the elder brother of Spanish professional footballer Miguel Ángel Nadal, and the current coach of ...

(born 1961), Spanish tennis coach, uncle and coach of Rafael Nadal * Toni Nieminen (born 1975), Finnish ski jumper * António Conceição da Silva Oliveira (born 1961), Portuguese football coach and player * Anton

Toni Prijon Anton "Toni" Prijon is a former West German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1980s. He won two medals in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1987 and a silver in 1983. He also won a gold (1985) and a silv ...

, West German 1980s slalom canoer *

Toni Prostran Toni Prostran (born April 9, 1991) is a Croatian professional basketball player, currently playing for Iserlohn Kangaroos in the third-tier German Pro-B League. Standing at 1.83 m, he plays at the point guard position. Professional career Af ...

(born 1991), Croatian basketball player *

Toni Rakkaen Theerachai Wimolchaireuk ( th, ธีรชัย วิมลชัยฤกษ์; ; born January 21, 1982), known professionally as Toni Rakkaen, is a Thai model, actor and hair stylist. His mother, Banyen Rakkaen, is a Mor Lam artist and a T ...

(born 1982), Thai model, actor and hair stylist * Toni Rocak (born 1999), Swiss basketball player * Antonio Rodríguez Dovale (born 1990), Spanish footballer * Anton

Toni Sailer Anton Engelbert "Toni" Sailer (17 November 1935 – 24 August 2009) was an Austrian alpine ski racer, considered among the best in the sport. At age 20, he won all three gold medals in alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He nearly duplica ...

(1935–2009), Austrian skier *

Toni Savevski Toni Savevski ( mk, Тони Савевски; born 14 June 1963) is a Macedonian football player who played as a midfielder. Savevski is widely regarded as one of the best foreign players to have played in the Greek football league. After ret ...

(born 1963), Macedonian footballer * Anton Schumacher (born 1938), German footballer *

Harald Schumacher Harald Anton "Toni" Schumacher (born 6 March 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he won a Bundesliga title and three DFB-Pokal titles with 1. FC Köln. At international level, he represe ...

(born 1954), German footballer *

Toni Söderholm Toni Kristian Söderholm (born 14 April 1978) is a Finnish ice hockey coach and a retired ice hockey defenceman. He is the head coach of the German men's national team. Playing career A native of Finland's capital city of Helsinki, Söderholm p ...

(born 1978), Finnish ice hockey player * Toni Ståhl (born 1984), Finnish footballer *

Toni Šunjić Toni Šunjić (; born 15 December 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Henan. Šunjić started his professional career at Zrinjski Mostar, who loaned him to Kortrijk in 2010. In 201 ...

(born 1988), Bosnian footballer * Toni Tasev (born 1994), Bulgarian footballer * Toni Tipurić (born 1990), Bosnian footballer * Antonio

Toni Ucci Antonio "Toni" Ucci (13 January 1922 – 16 or 19 February 2014)E' morto Toni Ucci
16 February ...

(1922–2014), Italian actor and comedian * Toni Vastić (born 1993), Austrian footballer *

Toni Vilander Toni Markus Vilander (born 25 July 1980) is a Finnish professional racing driver who currently drives for the Risi Competizione Ferrari team in various categories of sports car racing. After a single-seater career which reached the level of t ...

(born 1980), Finnish race car driver *

Toni Wirtanen Toni Juhana Wirtanen (born 4 April 1975, in Heinola, Finland) is a Finnish musician, best known as the vocalist, guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family i ...

(born 1975), Finnish musician

Fictional characters

Toni Cipriani ''Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories'' is an action-adventure game developed in a collaboration between Rockstar Leeds and Rockstar North, and published by Rockstar Games. The ninth installment in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, it was i ...

, in the

Grand Theft Auto ''Grand Theft Auto'' (''GTA'') is a series of action-adventure games created by David Jones and Mike Dailly. Later titles were developed under the oversight of brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut. It is primarily de ...

series. * Toni Daggert, on the British soap opera ''Emmerdale.'' * Toni Topaz, in the American teen drama-mystery series '' Riverdale.'' *

Toni Warner Antoinette "Toni" Warner (née Thompson, formerly McAllister) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Laura Hill from 2001 until 2008. In 2008, Toni became the first character on the ...

, on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street.'' * Toni Shalifoe, in the series '' ''The Wilds''.'' * Toni Kensa, in the

Splatoon is a third-person shooter video game franchise created by Hisashi Nogami, and developed and owned by Nintendo. Set in a post-apocalyptic Earth inhabited by anthropomorphic marine animals, the series centers around fictional cephalopods know ...

series.

Surname

Lapalapa Toni Lapalapa Toni (born 7 April 1994) is a Samoan footballer who plays as a forward for Lupe o le Soaga and the Samoa national football team. Career In 2017 Toni was the topscorer of the Samoan league. He was part of the Lupe o le Soaga squads fo ...

(born 1994), Samoan footballer *

Luca Toni Luca Toni (; born 26 May 1977) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, Toni scored over 300 goals throughout his career, and is one of the top-five highest scoring Italians in all competition ...

(born 1977), Italian footballer * Mauricio Toni (born 1998), Argentine footballer *

Swiss Toni Swiss Toni is a British television comedy character played by Charlie Higson. He is a 50-something car dealer, usually depicted wearing a grey suit and with his hair styled in a platinum blond bouffant quiff; his accent is reported to be base ...

, fictional used-car dealer played by Charlie Higson in ''

The Fast Show ''The Fast Show'', known as ''Brilliant'' in the US, is a BBC comedy sketch show that ran from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, Joh ...

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