Toni for a girl

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As in Toni Morrison. What do you think?

Don't know who that is. I would think of Toni and Guy. Not a nice name in my view.

Fine if short for Antonia but I wouldn't use it on its own

Not keen

I know a Toni short for Antonia which is pretty. I wouldn't use Toni as the full name though.

Alright as a nn for Antonia or Antoinette, both of which are lovely, but I'm not keen on it as a stand alone name.

Sorry, I think it's horrible. Very dated.

I adore the name Antonia - it's beautiful and very elegant. I'm not keen on Toni - like others I find it dated (80's sounding). However if you call her Toni but put Antonia on the birth certificate, she can choose for herself when adult (Antonia has loads of nn's including Toni, Annie, Anya, Nia, Nina etc).

Quickly NC'd for this!

My name is Toni and I fucking hate it (born in the 80s of course).

As much as I love Toni Morrison that's not what people usually think of, they think bad cringe 80s name, along the same lines as Tonya Tracey Kylie etc.

I hate my name. My parents didn't even give me the full name Antonia so I can't even use that, though I've been considering changing it by deed poll for a few years.

Also, people will spell it Tony all the time.

So from a Toni I say don't do it.

As a nn to Antonia it could work, but agree with others not to use it as a full name.

I know a Toni short for Antonia. Once I got used to not thinking 'Tony' when the name was mentioned. Not many baby Tonys around, so shouldn't be an issue.

The full name is much nicer.

I knew a Toni and didn’t think very much about it — it suited her and she was ok with it and never used her full name of Antonia

Awful, dated. And ‘Tone’ as a shortening is worse.

I don't think it should be used at all but if it is it's definitely a boys name

My views on Toni are the same as those expressed by almost everyone in the Kayleigh thread ... 80s mean girl...

Antonia is a pretty name with lots of nn options. I'm not keen on Toni - feels quite dated and masculine to me.

Antonia is a gorgeous name IMHO

I think it's pretty. The only Tonis I've ever met have been girls and they suited it. I think one was short for Antonia and another was just Toni. They were both born in the early to mid 90s.

It seems very dated to me. The only Toni I know ended up marrying a Tony, which I guess is the risk you take when you use a name like that.

On it,s own not. Antonia, Antonella, Antoinette yes.

Don't like it and the Toni I knew hated her name.

I'm not keen, but its long form Antonia is gorgeous.

I don’t think MN baby names is quite the corner of the internet to appreciate Toni Morrison or the name Toni!

Great lady to be named for and I rather like it! I met a very smart, businesslike, outdoorsy woman quite recently called Toni, short for Tonia and it really suited her.