Tonny

This name is the Scandinavian male version of “Toni,” a pet form of names ending with the element “-ton.” The feminine version instead represents the diminutive form of the name “Antonia.” The name means “highly praiseworthy” and derives from the root “Antōnius,” a Gens (Roman family name) to which (Marcus Antonius) belonged. That name initially came from the Etruscan language. Its use as a Christian name was due to the worship of 1) Saint Anthony, a Christian saint from Egypt and a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers who is venerated by Eastern, Coptic, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and Roman Catholic and Catholic Church.