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Toni (female)

Variants:Tonia (F) Tonie (F)
Diminutive for:Antonia (F)
Pet Name for:Antoinette (F) Antonia (F)
Masculine form:Tony (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English short form of Antonia or a feminine spelling of the male name Tony; now, mainly US, used as a given name in its own right.

Either from Latin "worthy of praise" or from Greek anthos = "flower".
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