Tony - yay or nay?

[MrsBellTeapot]

Would it work for a baby born today?

Nay from me.

But I have never liked the name Tony for some reason.

I love it! I have an adorable student in my tutor group called Tony and that has definitely increased my liking for this name.

Blair.

I think it may be some years before this name loses an association with his poisonous legacy.

Nope

Nay from me too I'm afraid. No specific reason, just don't like it.

No

It's used car salesman name.

Love it!

Yes from me, my 5 year old is going to a birthday party this weekend and the boy who is about to turn 6 is called Tony, there are no other Tony's in the school, it has a very retro cool vibe! Also Tony is a lovely little boy.

Would it be short for Anthony?

Tony is a great name imo. I'd use Anthony on Bx.

Meant bc (birth certificate)

As Anthony shortened I think it's fine. But on its own.... no. I just don't like it on its own but I don't really know why.

I'm not a massive fan, it's not horrible though and it's not exactly en vogue so you may not find another baby Tony?

Anthony works for me, but not Tony.

Tony the baby.

That's just weird.

Nay, it's a bit dated.

I know a Tony, and he's very unpleasant person.

I like it! My current favourite for a small boy is Brian. If I had a son tomorrow, he'd be Brian. Hopefully Tony would be his friend at nursery.

Do people tend to assume that most Tony's are actually Anthony's then? I'm not sure I would - I've known a couple of Tony's and they were just Tony, not Anthony. Likewise all the Anthony's I've known were always Anthony and never Tony.

Yay, but I do prefer it as a nickname for Anthony or Anton.

No,sorry it's an awful name for a baby!
Tony is very dated,why would you choose a name like that out of all the names in the world!
I also know a Tony who is an absolute bastard

Tony as an abbreviation of Antony or Antonio is a little nicer, to me, than just Tony.

It works well in many other languages too, i.e. he won't have to listen to it mispronounced all day if he travels to, or lives in, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and some other speaking countries.

Actually come to think of it, even though I'm not keen on the name Tony on it's own I don't think it seems that bad if the full name is actually Anthony or Antony with Tony just as a nickname/shortened version (no idea why it seems that way though).

So if you must go with Tony then I would say name him Anthony then shorten it to Tony when he's older. I know someone else said this but a baby called Tony just doesn't seem right (again no idea why though).

I have to admit though if I did meet a baby called Tony then I would raise my eyebrow slightly but mostly because it's so dated and not something you'd expect someone to name a baby these days.

There are much better names IMO.

I like Toni, nn for Antonia for a girl but Tony for a boy less so. It's the little baby thing. Tony as a teenager and upward is fine, but seems very grown up for a little one. I would get used to it though.

I would assume it was short for Anthony.

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Not for me, go for it if you like it though! It certainly isn't 'popular' now so there won't be 5 other Tony's in his class