Baby name
Tonia
/TOH · nyah/
Meaning
“From the Roman family Antonius”
Short form of Antonia, itself the feminine of the Roman family name Antonius; carries Latin elegance in a compact, casual package.
How it ages.
Sits between classic and dated; not stale enough to feel retro yet.
The cultural moment.
Used across Western Europe and the US through the 1970s and 1980s.