Tonny (name) explained

Tonny and Þonny are given names. Tonny is a diminutive Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, and Norwegian unisex form of the given names Antonia, Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon as well as a Scandianvian masculine version of the name Toni and pet form of names ending with the element "-ton" that is popular in Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Indonesia, South Africa, Namibia, Suriname, Republic of Karelia, Estonia and Greenland.^[1] Þonny is a feminine given name that is a form of Torny.^[2]

Given names

Female

• Tonny Ahm (1914-1993), Danish badminton player
• Tonny de Jong (born 1974), Dutch speed skater
• Tonny Holst-Christensen (fl. 1956–1962), Danish badminton player
• Tonny Zwollo (born 1942), Dutch architect

Male

• Tonny Roy Ayomi (born 1991), Indonesian footballer
• Tonny Azevedo (born 1969), Brazilian cyclist
• Tonny Brochmann (born 1989), Danish footballer
• Tonny Brogaard (formerly Tonny Nielsen, born 1984), Danish football goalkeeper
• Tonny Jensen (born 1971), Australian basketball player
• Tonny Kristians (AKA Kristians Tonny, 1907–1977), Dutch surrealist painter
• Tonny Mupariwa (born 1991), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Tonny Bruins Slot (1947–2020), Dutch football coach
• Tonny Sorensen (born 1964), Danish entrepreneur and creative director
• Tonny Albert Springer, known as T. A. Springer, (1926 – 2011), Dutch mathematician
• Tonny Temple (born 2000), American soccer player
• Tonny van Ede (1924 – 2011), Dutch football player
• Tonny Vilhena (born 1995), Dutch footballer
• Tonny Wamulwa (born 1989), Zambian long-distance athlete
• Tonny, Character in Pusher (film series)

Nickname

• Tonny Eyk pseudonym of Teun Eikelboom, (born 1940), male Dutch musician and entertainer
• Tonny Kessler, nickname of Hermann Anton Joseph Kessler (1889 – 1960), male Dutch football player
• Tonny Koeswoyo, nickname of Koestono Koeswoyo (1936 – 27 March 1987), male Indonesian rock musician
• Tonny Mols, nickname of Antonio Mols, (born 1969), male Belgian footballer
• Tonny Sanabria, nickname of Arnaldo Antonio Sanabria Ayala (born 1996), male Paraguayan professional footballer
• Tonny van der Linden, nickname of Anthonie van der Linden (1932 – 2017), male Dutch footballer
• Tonny van Lierop, nickname of Antoine Robert Onslow van Lierop (1910 – 1982), male Dutch field hockey player

Middle name

• Kipoi Tonny Nsubuga (born 1978), Ugandan politician

See also

• Tonni (name)
• Tony (name)
• Toney (name)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tonny. Name-doctor.com. September 3, 2019.
2. Web site: Þonny. Name-doctor.com. November 3, 2019.