Tony

Tony \to-ny, ton-y\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Tony is sometimes used as a name girl name. Its pronunciation is TOW-Niy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Tony: T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Tony?

Tony is largely used in the English, Greek, and Latin languages, and it is derived from Latin and Old English origins. Tony is an English, Greek, and Latin short form of the name Anthony meaning (English). Tony is also a variant of the name Hamilton meaning and origin (English). Tony is also a variant of the name what does the name Remington mean (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 suffered a steep fall in popularity, and is now of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.036% and its ranking #383, was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after Anthony name, out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, its use outnumbered Tony's by 21 times. In the past century Tony has predominantly been a baby boy name.

The following famous people share the name Tony:

• Actor Tony Curtis, born Bernard Schwarz, 3 June 1925, Bronx, New York
• Actor Tony Randall, born Arthur Leonard Rosenberg, 26 February 1920 - 17 May 2004, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Actor Tony Shalhoub, born 9 October 1953, Green Bay, Wisconsin
• Fictional Character Scarface, born Tony Montana, 1983
• Guitarist Tony Iommi, born Frank Anthony Iommi, 19 February 1948, Aston, Birmingham, England
• Politician Tony Blair, born Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, 6 May 1953, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Singer Tony Bennett, born Anthony Dominick Benedetto, 3 August 1926, Astoria, Queens, New York City
• Skateboarder Tony Hawk, born 12 May 1968, Carlsbad, California
• TV Personality Tony Snow, born Robert Anthony Snow, 1 June 1955, Berea, Kentucky.

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The baby name Tony fun facts:

The name Tony in reverse order is "Ynot".

The numerological value of the name Tony is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Tony?

Tony is in the top names in USA.