Tony or Toni

[MalcolmHowes]

advice plz! we are 8 months pregnant with a girl (so time running out on this lol) and the Mrs and I can't agree on the spelling of our little lassie's name. She says Tony (but that sounds like a boys name lol) and I say Toni (which she says sounds "classless"). help!!!

@MalcolmHowes

Thanks for all of the advice out with the original question guys, that's git us thinkin now. Is Toni really such a bud name? Alternatives plz then and the winning name may even win a prize lol

What else was on your shortlist? It might help others to come up with some alternatives.

Toni for a girl.
Antonia or Antoinette with nn Toni would be better.

For girls it's short for Antonia (or even Antoinette) and spelled Toni.

Toni is not bad it's just that it's a nickname.

It’s not the best name ... and incredibly dated. It would be like calling a son Gary.

Did you think about any other names?

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October - Tobi
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Tallulah - Tally/Lula
Theodora - Teddy
Talitha - Tally
Matilda - Tilly/Matty

Andrea - Andie
Daniella - Danni
Francesca - Frankie

A quick Google just told me that “Antonia” is a Roman name that means “ priceless” or “praiseworthy”. How lovely to give your daughter a name with that meaning!

I’d go for Antonia, shortened to Toni.

It is most definitely Toni for a girl. I know two Toni's, one is Antonia and one just Toni - both really like the name. It's a fairly common name in southern Italy

Tony is definitely only for men but it's a pretty old fashioned name for boy or girl.

My uncle was Toni.

Astrid

@MalcolmHowes

Thanks for all of the advice out with the original question guys, that's git us thinkin now. Is Toni really such a bud name? Alternatives plz then and the winning name may even win a prize lol

If you like the name, go for it! Don't let other people's opinions dictate your decision. It's not a common name and I think it's nice to have a short, uncommon name 😊

Toni is derived from Antonia (or less commonly Antoinette), whereas Tony derived from Anthony, so for a girl I'd spell it as Toni.

I think Toni would be great for a nickname but would prefer Antonia as that will give her more options in the future if she doesn’t like to be called Toni.