Tono or Toño is a masculine

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or nickname that is a diminutive form. Tono is a Catalan, Galician and Spanish diminutive form of Anton,

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and

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and Toño is a Spanish diminutive form of Antonio. Both spellings are in use in Spain, parts of the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic,

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, Nicaragua,

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, Western Panama,

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, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador,

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, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands, while Tōno is a japanese surname.

Nickname/stage name

* Tono (artist), professional/stage name of the Japanese manga artist * Tono, pseudonym of Antonio Lara de Gavilán (1896–1978), Spanish humorist and writer *

Toño (footballer, born 1979) Antonio Rodríguez Martínez (born 17 December 1979), known as Toño (), is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his professional career with Racing de Santander, appearing in 183 competitive matches over se ...

, nickname for Antonio Rodríguez Martínez, (born 1979), Spanish footballer, goalkeeper * Toño (footballer, born 1986), nickname for Antonio Ramírez Martínez, (born 1986), Spanish footballer, goalkeeper * Toño (footballer, born 1989), nickname for Antonio García Aranda, (born 1989), Spanish footballer, defender *

Tono (singer) is a Japanese Actor and singer from Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka. She sings in "Pepesale". Career On September 24, 2008, Tono made her debut as a member of the chorus unit "M". She sang the melody and low vocal parts. Her first single reach ...

, professional/stage name of the Japanese actress and singer *

Toño Bicicleta Francisco Antonio García López (July 19, 1943 – November 29, 1995), also known as ''Toño Bicicleta'' (literally, "Tony Bicycle" in English language, English), was a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican criminal who gained notoriety for escaping from ...

, nickname of Francisco Antonio García López (1943–1995), Puerto Rican criminal *

Toño Rosario Máximo Antonio del Rosario (born November 3, 1955), known as Toño Rosario, is a Grammy Award nominee musician, best known for his role of bandleader of Merengue music act Los Hermanos Rosario. In 1990, he started his successful solo career re ...

, nickname of Máximo Antonio del Rosario, (born 1955), Dominican musician *

Toño Salazar Antonio "Toño" Salazar (June 1897 - December 1986) was a Salvadoran caricaturist, illustrator and diplomat. Born in Santa Tecla, in 1920 he went to study in Mexico on an art scholarship then in 1922 traveled to France to join the throng of artists ...

, nickname of Antonio Salazar, (1897–1986), Salvadoran caricaturist, illustrator and diplomat

Given name

Tono Andreu Tono Andreu (1915–1981) was an Argentine film actor.Cowie & Elley p.25 He was the brother of Gogó Andreu, who was also an actor. Selected filmography * '' Campeón a la fuerza'' (1950) * '' The Phantom of the Operetta'' (1955) * '' Hotel aloja ...

(1915–1981), Argentine film actor *

Tono Maria Tono Maria was a South American woman who was displayed at freak shows in London during the early 19th century. She was an Aimoré woman who was born in the Minas Gerais region of Colonial Brazil, Brazil and eventually moved to London at some poin ...

, Brazilian freak * Toño Mauri, Mexican singer and actor *

Tono Stano Tono Stano (born 24 March 1960) is a Slovakia-born art photographer living and working in Prague, Czech Republic. Life and work Stano was born in Zlaté Moravce, now Slovakia. He attended the secondary school of applied arts in Bratislava fro ...

(born 1960), Slovak photographer

Surname

Asuka Tono Asuka Tono is an actress who was a top star (musumyaku) for Star Troupe of Takarazuka Revue. She joined the revue company in 1998 and became the top star along with Kei Aran. She is from Chiba Prefecture, her birthday is November 28, 1978 and her ...

, Japanese actress * Eijirō Tōno (1907–1994), Japanese actor *

Hiroaki Tōno is a professional Go player. He was born in Japanese occupied Manchukuo Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of (Great) Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast Ch ...

(born 1939), Japanese Go player * Kanami Tōno, Japanese guitarist of Band-Maid * Maiko Tōno, (born 1973), Japanese actress *

Shun Tono is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan's Pacific League. He made his Giants debut in 2007 against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a ...

(born 1986), Japanese baseball player

Fictional characters

* Jek Tono Porkins, ''Star Wars'' character *Tigre Toño, the Spanish mame for Tony The Tiger.

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