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

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, Italian,

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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 ...

Anttoni Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

. In Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian and

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, 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 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 (1964–2010), American professional wrestling manager and valet * Toni Arden (1924–2012), stage name of Antoinette Ardizzone, American traditional pop music singer * Toni Aubin (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 (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 (born 1972), Australian actress * Toni Cronk (born 1980), Australian field hockey goalkeeper * Toni Darnay (1921–1983), American actress * Toni Duggan (born 1991), English footballer * Toni Edgar-Bruce (1892–1966), British actress * Toni Elster (1861–1948), German painter * Toni Fisher (1924–1999), American pop singer * Toni Frissell (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 (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 (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 (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 (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, 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 (born 1975), Finnish rally driver * Toni Gorupec (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 (born 1988), Finnish footballer * Toni Korkeakunnas (born 1968), Finnish football player and manager * Toni Kroos (born 1990), German footballer * Toni Kuivasto (born 1975), Finnish footballer * Toni Kukoč (born 1968), Croatian basketball player * Toni Lechuga (born 1988), Spanish football player * Toni Liias (born 1986), Finnish racing cyclist *

Antoni Lima Solá Antoni "Toni" Lima Solà (born 22 September 1970) is a retired professional footballer who played as a central defender. Lima currently works as a scout for Premier League club Arsenal. Early life Born in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia to an Anda ...

(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 (born 1984), Swiss curler * Antonio Toni Nadal (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, 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 Antonio "Toni" Rodríguez Dovale (born 4 April 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Coruxo FC. Club career Celta Dovale was born in A Coruña, Galicia, playing youth football with FC Barcelona amongst other ...

(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 (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 (born 1978), Finnish ice hockey player *

Toni Ståhl Toni Ståhl (born 11 May 1985) is a Finnish footballer who last played for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League. Career Early career in Finland Ståhl attended high school at Pohjois-Haagan Yhteiskoulu, and was part of the you ...

(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 Toni Tasev ( bg, Тони Тасев; born 25 March 1994) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Slavia Sofia. Career Pirin Born in Blagoevgrad, Tasev is a product of the Pirin 2001 academy. On 30 August 2013, he joine ...

(born 1994), Bulgarian footballer * Toni Tipurić (born 1990), Bosnian footballer * Antonio Toni Ucci (1922–2014), Italian actor and comedian *

Toni Vastić Toni Vastić (; born 17 January 1993) is an Austrian football forward who plays currently for VfR Aalen. He has previously played for Bayern Munich and Blackburn Rovers.

(born 1993), Austrian footballer * Toni Vilander (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 series.

Surname

* Lapalapa Toni (born 1994), Samoan footballer * Luca Toni (born 1977), Italian footballer * Mauricio Toni (born 1998), Argentine footballer * Swiss Toni, fictional used-car dealer played by Charlie Higson in '' The Fast Show''

Notes

References

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