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Toney - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Toney

[ 2 syll. to-ney, ton-ey ] The boy name Toney is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is TOWNiy KEY. Toney is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Latin origins. Toney is a pet form of the name Anthony (English).

Toney is a rare baby name for boys. In 1900, 0.012% of baby boys were given the name Toney. Its ranking then was #574. The baby name has since suffered a steep fall in popularity, and is today of very light use. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Toney, Anthony (English) was the most widely used. In the past century Toney has predominantly been a boy name.

Baby names that sound like Toney include Toni (English, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Slavic, and Spanish), Tony (English), Tóni (Hungarian), Taman, Tammen (English), Tammo (Frisian and German), Tammy (English and Scottish), Tani, Tanney (English), Tanno (Ghanaian), Tanny (English), Tano (Italian, Spanish, and Ghanaian), Tauno (Finnish), Tawno, Teemu (Finnish), Teman, Thano (Greek), Thiemo (German), Thimo (German), and Thoma (German).

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


 
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