Tonka is a
Croatian,
Slovene and
Slovak feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
that is a diminutive 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 ...
and
Antonija used in
Croatia and
Slovenia,
as well as a
nickname. Notable people with this name include the following:
Given name
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Tonka Obretenova (1812 – 1893), known as Baba Tonka, Bulgarian revolutionary
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Tonka Petrova
Tonka Ivanova Petrova ( bg, Тонка Ивановна Петрова) (born 1 February 1947, Yambol) is a Bulgarian middle-distance runner.
She won a silver medal at European Indoor Championships in the 1500 metres run in Rotterdam in 1973. ...
(born 1947), Bulgarian middle-distance athlete
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Tonka Tomicic (born 1976), Chilean model
Nickname/Stage name
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DJ Tonka, stage name of Thomas-René Gerlach (born 1973), male German electronic music artist.
*Tonka, nickname of
Paul Chapman (musician) (born 1954), Welsh rock guitarist
*Tonka, nickname of
Ray Stewart (Scottish footballer)
Raymond Struan McDonald Stewart (born 7 September 1959) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a defender for Dundee United, West Ham United, St Johnstone and Stirling Albion. During his career he won the 1980 FA Cup with West Ham and ...
(born 1959), male Scottish footballer
Surname
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Hubert Tonka
Hubert Tonka (born 1943) is a French sociologist and urban planner who edited the ''Utopie'' magazine, and was one of the leaders of the ''Utopie'' movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Career
For family reasons, Tonka had to start work at ...
(born 1943), French sociologist and urban planner
Fictional characters
*Tonka, nickname of Kevin Tonkinson, ''
Mike Bassett: Manager'' character
*Tonka, James Corden character in
''Twenty Four Seven'', 1997 British film
See also
*Tonka, given name of
Bully
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XIX (2000 – 2011), Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot (2001 – 2009), English Bulldog
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Donka (name)
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Tona (name) Tona, Toña, Toňa and Tóna are given names. Tona is a Danish, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish feminine given name in use in Denmark, Greenland, Sweden, Norway, Spain, parts of the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemal ...
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Tonda (name)
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Tonga (name)
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Tonja (name)
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Tonko
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Tonia (name)
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Tonra Tonra is a surname in the English language. The surname is an Anglicised form of the Irish '' Ó Tomhnra''. which is a transcription of:
People with the surname
* Mark Tonra, American, cartoonist
* Elena Tonra, singer-songwriter of Daughter (ban ...
, a surname
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Tonya (given name)
Notes
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Croatian feminine given names
Slovene feminine given names