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 [ 2 syll. to-ny, ton-y ] The boy name Tony is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is TOWNiy KEY. Tony is largely used in the English language, and it is derived from Latin and Old English origins. Tony is a variant of the name Hamilton (English). Tony is also a short form of the name Anthony (English). Tony is a classic favorite. Currently it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was before. At the modest peak of its usage in 1962, 0.390% of baby boys were given the name Tony. Its ranking then was #52. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is now of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.040% and its ranking #357. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Tony, Anthony (English) was the most popular. In 2008, its use outnumbered Tony's by 21 times. In the past century Tony has predominantly been a boy name. Baby names that sound like Tony include Toney (English), Toni (English, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Slavic, and Spanish), 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). Details of famous persons named Tony: KEY: Pronunciation for Tony: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
