Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name used in several European countries as well as among individuals with ancestry from these countries outside Europe.
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,
Norwegian and
Swedish, it is a feminine given name used as a short form of
Antonia.
In
Bulgarian, it is a unisex name used as a diminutive form of both
Antoniya 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 ; 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 Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
) 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
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Toni Adams (1964–2010), American professional wrestling manager and valet
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Toni Arden (1924–2012), stage name of Antoinette Ardizzone, American traditional pop music singer
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Toni Aubin (1927–1990), American vocalist
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Toni Basil, stage name of American singer and actress Antonia Christina Basilotta (born 1943)
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Toni Blum (1918–1973), American writer
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Toni Braxton
Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1966) is an American 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 seven ...
(born 1966), American singer-songwriter and actress
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Toni Cade Bambara (1939–1995), African-American author, documentary filmmaker, social activist and college professor
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Toni Carabillo (1926–1997), American graphic designer
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Toni Childs (born 1957), American singer-songwriter
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Toni Collette (born 1972), Australian actress
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Toni Cronk (born 1980), Australian field hockey goalkeeper
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Toni Darnay (1921–1983), American actress
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Toni Duggan (born 1991), English footballer
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Toni Edgar-Bruce (1892–1966), British actress
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Toni Elster (1861–1948), German painter
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Toni Fisher (1924–1999), American pop singer
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Toni Fowler (born 1993), Filipina actress and social media personality
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Toni Frissell (1907–1988), American photographer
* Antonia
Toni Garrn (born 1992), German model
* Celestine
Toni Gonzaga (born 1984), Filipino singer, television host, actress, and comedian
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Toni Grant (1942–2016), American psychologist
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Toni Halliday (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 ...
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Toni Harp
Toni Nathaniel Harp (born August 6, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 50th List of mayors of New Haven, Connecticut, Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut. Harp, a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, was previously a state senato ...
, American politician
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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 h ...
(1916–1942), American murderer
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Toni Kasim (1966–2008), Malaysian politician
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Toni Kelner, American mystery writer
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Toni Lander (1931–1985), Danish dancer
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Toni LaSelle (1901–2002), American artist
* Toni Lawrence (born 1976), convicted of criminal confinement in the
torture-murder of Shanda Sharer
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Toni Mannix (1906–1983), American actress
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Toni Martínez (born 1997), Spanish footballer
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Toni McNaron (born 1937), American literary scholar and lesbian memoirist
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Toni Mendez (1908–2003), American cartoonist
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Toni Morrison (1931–2019), pen name of Nobel Prize–winning American author, editor, and professor Chloe Ardelia Wofford
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Toni Packer (1927–2013), American writer and teacher
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Toni Rettaliata (1944–2020), American politician
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Toni Rothmund (1877–1956), German writer
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Toni Sender (1888–1964), German politician
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Toni Shaw (born 2003), British Paralympic swimmer
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Toni Stone (1921–1996), American baseball player
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Toni Tennille (born 1940), American singer-songwriter
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Toni Tetzlaff (1871–1947), German film actress
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Toni van Eyck (1910–1988), German film actress
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Toni von Bukovics (1882–1970), Austrian film actress
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Toni von Langsdorff (1884–1976), German doctor
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Toni Weinstein, American politician
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Toni Wolff (1888–1953), Swiss Jungian analyst
Men
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Toni Androić (born 1991), Croatian tennis player
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Toni Bürgler (born 1957), Swiss alpine skier
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Toni Dietl (born 1961), German karate practitioner
* Antinous
Toni Dijan (born 1983), Croatian basketball player
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Toni Eggert, German luger who has competed since 2008
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Toni Gardemeister (born 1975), Finnish rally driver
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Toni Gorupec (born 1993), Croatian footballer
* Antonio
Toni Jiménez Sistachs (born 1970), Spanish football player and coach
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Toni Junnila (born 1984), Finnish footballer
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Toni Kallio (born 1978), Finnish footballer
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Toni Kolehmainen (born 1988), Finnish footballer
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Toni Korkeakunnas (born 1968), Finnish football player and manager
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Toni Kroos (born 1990), German footballer
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Toni Kuivasto (born 1975), Finnish footballer
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Toni Kukoč (born 1968), Croatian basketball player
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Toni Lechuga (born 1988), Spanish football player
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Toni Liias (born 1986), Finnish racing cyclist
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Antoni Lima (born 1970), Andorran footballer nicknamed "Toni"
* António
Toni Lopes (born 1979), Portuguese footballer
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Toni Maalouf, Lebanese actor
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Toni Mascolo (1942–2017), British hairdresser and businessman, co-founder of Toni & Guy
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Toni Micevski (born 1970), Macedonian footballer
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Toni Müller (born 1984), Swiss curler
* Antonio
Toni Nadal (born 1961), Spanish tennis coach, uncle and coach of Rafael Nadal
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Toni Nieminen (born 1975), Finnish ski jumper
* António
Toni Conceição (born 1961), Portuguese football coach and player
* Anton
Toni Prijon, West German 1980s slalom canoer
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Toni Prostran (born 1991), Croatian basketball player
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Toni Rakkaen (born 1982), Thai model, actor and hair stylist
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Toni Rocak (born 1999), Swiss basketball player
* Antonio
Toni Dovale (born 1990), Spanish footballer
* Anton
Toni Sailer
Anton Engelbert "Toni" Sailer (17 November 1935 – 24 August 2009) was an Austrian Alpine skiing, 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 ...
(1935–2009), Austrian skier
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Toni Savevski (born 1963), Macedonian footballer
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Anton Schumacher (born 1938), German footballer
* Harald Anton
Toni Schumacher (born 1954), German footballer
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Toni Söderholm (born 1978), Finnish ice hockey player
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Toni Ståhl (born 1984), Finnish footballer
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Toni Šunjić (born 1988), Bosnian footballer
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Toni Tasev (born 1994), Bulgarian footballer
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Toni Tipurić (born 1990), Bosnian footballer
* Antonio
Toni Ucci (1922–2014), Italian actor and comedian
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Toni Vastić (born 1993), Austrian footballer
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Toni Vilander (born 1980), Finnish race car driver
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Toni Wirtanen (born 1975), Finnish musician
Fictional characters
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Toni Cipriani, in the ''
Grand Theft Auto
''Grand Theft Auto'' (''GTA'') is an action-adventure video game series 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 prima ...
'' series
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Toni Daggert, on the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''
* Toni Shalifoe, in the television series ''
The Wilds''
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Toni Topaz, in the American teen drama-mystery television series ''
Riverdale''
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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 (actress), Laura Hill from 2001 until 2008.
In 2008, Toni became the firs ...
, on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''
See also
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Tona (name)
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Tonči Tonči is a Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene masculine given name used as a diminutive form of Anton (given name), Anton, Antonij and Antonijo in Croatia and Slovenia. It is sometimes spelled Tonci in Croatia where it is som ...
, a Croatian and Slovene masculine given name
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Tonie, a Swedish unisex given name and nickname
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Tonio (name)
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Tonni (name)
Notes
References
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Feminine given names
Finnish masculine given names
Bulgarian masculine given names
Croatian masculine given names
Romanian masculine given names
Spanish masculine given names
Italian masculine given names
Masculine given names
Macedonian masculine given names
Spanish-language hypocorisms