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My dad named me Toni after himself (Tony). I asked him once why he gave me a boy name. He said that when he was a kid growing up, Toni was a girl name and he got picked on a lot for being named Tony. He didn't realize that it had flipped completely around and the name was once again associated with males by the time I was born.

I used to hate that my name was Toni, but I've grown to love it. I've always been a tomboy, but just girly enough that I could dot my name with a heart, know what I mean? The name means "unique" or "unusual" (at least, that's what I've always read in name books), and it fits me to a tee.

Nicknames for Toni: | Edit

Toni Baloney
Toe-Knee
Fat Toni

Meanings and history of the name Toni: | Edit

Feminine diminutive of Antonia, Antonie or Antoinette; used in many languages. From Greek, meaning "flower".

Famous real-life people named Toni: | Edit

Toni Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford), Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, editor, and professor
Toni Braxton, American singer and actress
Toni Tennille (born Cathryn Antoinette Tennille), American singer
Toni Collette (born Antonia Collette), Australian actress
Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta), American singer, director, actress and choreographer
Toni Childs, American singer-songwriter

Toni in song, story & screen: | Edit

Toni Williams, the secret admirer of the '80s movie "Secret Admirer", played by Lori Loughlin
Toni Buddenbrooks, naive and childish sister of Thomas, in Thomas Mann's classic novel "Buddenbrooks"
Toni Cipriani, character in the Grand Theft Auto series
"Toni", film by Jean Renoir