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Tony en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtəʊni/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtoʊni/ (US)

Etymology

Clipping of Anthony /Antony. The statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing are formally known as “Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre”; they are named for Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who was nicknamed Tony.

Meanings

  1. Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.
    • She was first nominated for a Tony in 1990 for “The Grapes of Wrath,” and she was nominated again, in 1996, for “Buried Child” — both times for best featured actress in a play. 2021 September 26, Sarah Bahr, “Lois Smith is the oldest performer to win a Tony.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2021:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Tonys Number=Plur lexicographic
Tonies Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

Oscar

wikipedia: Antoinette Perry · wikipedia: American Theatre Wing

Tony en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtəʊni/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtoʊni/ (US)

Etymology

Clipping of Anthony /Antony. The statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing are formally known as “Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre”; they are named for Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who was nicknamed Tony.

Meanings

  1. A male given name, a short form of Anthony/Antony
    • For a micromoon and Friday the 13th full moon to occur together is extraordinarily rare. The last time it happened was in 1832 and it won't happen again for more than 500 years according to Tony Rice, a meteorologist and engineer at NASA. 2019 September 13, Matthew Cappucci, “For the first time in 13 years, a full moon rises this Friday the 13th”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2020:
  2. A female given name.
  3. A surname transferred from the given name

Deriveds

Stony · Tony crony

Relateds

Newton Tony

Translations (10)

it Tony (male given name) · el Αντωνάκης (male given name) · cmn 托尼 (male given name) · gu ટોની (male given name) · ko 토니 (male given name) · ja トーニ (male given name) · el Τόνι (male given name) · mr टोनी (male given name) · it Tonio (male given name) · pl Antek (male given name)

wikipedia: Antoinette Perry · wikipedia: American Theatre Wing