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 [ 2 syll. to-ni, ton-i ] The girl name Toni is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced TOWNiy KEY. Toni is of Latin origin and it is used mainly in English. Toni is a short form of the Dutch, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish Antonia. Toni is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1961, 0.139% of baby girls were named Toni. It was #149 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a marked decline in frequency since then, and is currently used only on a very light scale. Out of all girl names in its family, Toni was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2008. Toni has in the last century been primarily given to girls. Baby names that sound like Toni include the English Toney, the English Tony, the English Tahnee, the name Taima, the English Taina, the English and Russian Tama, the English Tamaa, the English and Japanese Tami, the English Tamie, the English Tamma, the English Tammi, the English Tammie, the English Tammy, the English Tamy, the Indian Tanaya, the Japanese, English, and Hausa Tani, the English, Italian, and Romanian Tania, the English and Russian Tanya, the English Tatum, and the English Tauna. A famous person named Toni is Toni Morrison, Author, born Chloe Anthony Wofford 18 February 1931, Lorain, Ohio. KEY: Pronunciation for Toni: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
