Toni

See also: toni, tóni, töni, tōni, Toñi, and Țoni

English

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Toni

1. A diminutive of the female given name Antonia, sometimes used as a formal given name.
   • 1979, William Golding, Darkness Visible, page 134:

     "I'm not Toni any more. I'm Antonia." Sophy burst out laughing. "And I'm Sophia."

2. A male given name

Usage notes

Popular in the 1960s and 1970s, commonly in the Washington, D.C. area.

References

• The Dictionary of American Slang by Robert L. Chapman

Anagrams

• -tion, -toin, INTO, into, noit, oint, on it

Alemannic German

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Antōnius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoni/, [ˈtoni], [-ɪ]

Proper noun

Toni m

1. (Switzerland) a diminutive of the male given name Anton, from Latin, equivalent to English Tony

Further reading

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 32.

Cimbrian

Proper noun

Toni m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Anton, from Latin, equivalent to English Tony

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a diminutive of Anttoni (“Anthony”) and Anton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoni/, [ˈt̪o̞ni]
• Rhymes: -oni
• Syllabification^(key): To‧ni

Proper noun

Toni

1. a male given name from Latin

Declension

Inflection of Toni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Toni	Tonit
genitive		Tonin	Tonien
partitive		Tonia	Toneja
illative		Toniin	Toneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Toni	Tonit
accusative	nom.	Toni	Tonit
	gen.	Tonin
genitive		Tonin	Tonien
partitive		Tonia	Toneja
inessive		Tonissa	Toneissa
elative		Tonista	Toneista
illative		Toniin	Toneihin
adessive		Tonilla	Toneilla
ablative		Tonilta	Toneilta
allative		Tonille	Toneille
essive		Tonina	Toneina
translative		Toniksi	Toneiksi
abessive		Tonitta	Toneitta
instructive		—	Tonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Toni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tonini Tonini accusative nom. Tonini Tonini gen. Tonini genitive Tonini Tonieni partitive Toniani Tonejani inessive Tonissani Toneissani elative Tonistani Toneistani illative Toniini Toneihini adessive Tonillani Toneillani ablative Toniltani Toneiltani allative Tonilleni Toneilleni essive Toninani Toneinani translative Tonikseni Toneikseni abessive Tonittani Toneittani instructive — — comitative — Toneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tonisi Tonisi accusative nom. Tonisi Tonisi gen. Tonisi genitive Tonisi Toniesi partitive Toniasi Tonejasi inessive Tonissasi Toneissasi elative Tonistasi Toneistasi illative Toniisi Toneihisi adessive Tonillasi Toneillasi ablative Toniltasi Toneiltasi allative Tonillesi Toneillesi essive Toninasi Toneinasi translative Toniksesi Toneiksesi abessive Tonittasi Toneittasi instructive — — comitative — Toneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tonimme Tonimme accusative nom. Tonimme Tonimme gen. Tonimme genitive Tonimme Toniemme partitive Toniamme Tonejamme inessive Tonissamme Toneissamme elative Tonistamme Toneistamme illative Toniimme Toneihimme adessive Tonillamme Toneillamme ablative Toniltamme Toneiltamme allative Tonillemme Toneillemme essive Toninamme Toneinamme translative Toniksemme Toneiksemme abessive Tonittamme Toneittamme instructive — — comitative — Toneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Toninne Toninne accusative nom. Toninne Toninne gen. Toninne genitive Toninne Tonienne partitive Tonianne Tonejanne inessive Tonissanne Toneissanne elative Tonistanne Toneistanne illative Toniinne Toneihinne adessive Tonillanne Toneillanne ablative Toniltanne Toneiltanne allative Tonillenne Toneillenne essive Toninanne Toneinanne translative Toniksenne Toneiksenne abessive Tonittanne Toneittanne instructive — — comitative — Toneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Toninsa Toninsa accusative nom. Toninsa Toninsa gen. Toninsa genitive Toninsa Toniensa partitive Toniaan Toniansa Tonejaan Tonejansa inessive Tonissaan Tonissansa Toneissaan Toneissansa elative Tonistaan Tonistansa Toneistaan Toneistansa illative Toniinsa Toneihinsa adessive Tonillaan Tonillansa Toneillaan Toneillansa ablative Toniltaan Toniltansa Toneiltaan Toneiltansa allative Tonilleen Tonillensa Toneilleen Toneillensa essive Toninaan Toninansa Toneinaan Toneinansa translative Tonikseen Toniksensa Toneikseen Toneiksensa abessive Tonittaan Tonittansa Toneittaan Toneittansa instructive — — comitative — Toneineen Toneinensa

Statistics

• Toni is the 36^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 16,684 male individuals (and as a middle name to 831 more), and also belongs to 12 female individuals (and as a middle name to 5 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Into, into, otin, toin

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ.ˈni/

Proper noun

Toni

1. a male given name