Tony

See also: tony

English

Etymology

The statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing are formally known as “Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre”; they are named for Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who was nicknamed Tony.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtoʊni/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtəʊni/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -əʊni

Proper noun

Tony

1. A male given name, a short form of Anthony/Antony
   • 2019 September 13, Matthew Cappucci, “For the first time in 13 years, a full moon rises this Friday the 13th”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], archived from the original on 2020-10-29:

     For a micromoon and Friday the 13th full moon to occur together is extraordinarily rare. The last time it happened was in 1832 and it won't happen again for more than 500 years according to Tony Rice, a meteorologist and engineer at NASA.

2. A female given name.
3. A surname transferred from the given name

Translations

male given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 托尼 (Tuōní)

• Greek: Αντωνάκης (el) m (Antonákis), Τόνι (el) (Tóni) (transliteration from English)
• Gujarati: ટોની m (ṭonī)
• Italian: Tony m, Tonio m
• Japanese: トーニ (Tōni)
• Korean: 토니 (Toni)
• Marathi: टोनी m (ṭonī)
• Polish: Antek (pl) m

See also

• Newton Tony

Noun

Tony (plural Tonys or Tonies)

1. Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.

   Coordinate term: Oscar

   • 2021 September 26, Sarah Bahr, “Lois Smith is the oldest performer to win a Tony.”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     She was first nominated for a Tony in 1990 for “The Grapes of Wrath,” and she was nominated again, in 1996, for “Buried Child” — both times for best featured actress in a play.

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Toni

Proper noun

Tony m

1. a diminutive of the male given names Dritan or Driton
2. a diminutive of the male given name Arton

Danish

Proper noun

Tony

1. a male given name borrowed from English

Related terms

• Tonni, Tonny

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Tony.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.ni/
• Rhymes: -ɔni
• Hyphenation: Tò‧ny

Proper noun

Tony m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Antonio

Norwegian

Proper noun

Tony

1. a male given name borrowed from English Tony, from Anthony

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Tony.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtõ.ni/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtõ.ni/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈto.ni/

Proper noun

Tony m

1. a male given name from English

Related terms

• António / Antônio

Swedish

Proper noun

Tony c (genitive Tonys)

1. a male given name borrowed from English