Baby name
FADING
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Tony
/TOH · nee/
Meaning
“Etruscan, meaning uncertain”
English diminutive of Anthony, from Latin Antonius of uncertain meaning, possibly 'priceless'.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
playful
How it ages.
Breezy and mid-century, works better as a nickname than as a given name in current naming culture.
The cultural moment.
Rarely given as a standalone name to babies today; almost always a nickname for Anthony.