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Tone - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Tone

[ 1 syll. to-ne, ton-e ] The boy name Tone is pronounced TOWN KEY. Tone's language of origin is Latin and it is used mainly in the English language. Tone is a pet form of Anthony (English).

Tone is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Tone, Anthony (English) was the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Tone include Tam (Vietnamese, English, and Scottish), Tamme (Frisian and German), Tan (Vietnamese and English), Tann (English), Tem, Thain (English), Thaine (English), Thane (English), Thanh (Vietnamese), Thayne (English), Thom (Dutch and English), Thyme (English), Tien (Vietnamese), Tim (English and German), Timm (German and English), Timme (German), Tin (Vietnamese), Tom (English, French, and German), Tome (Portuguese), and Tomm (English).

A famous person named Tone is Rapper Tone Loc, born Anthony Terrell Smith, 6 March 1966, Los Angeles, California.

KEY: Pronunciation for Tone: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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