Tony

A male given name, a short form of Anthony/Antony

Proper noun

  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...
  2. A female given name.
  3. A surname transferred from the given name

Origin

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.

Related

Newton Tony

Derived

Stony Tony crony

Noun

  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...

    Coordinate Terms: Oscar

Forms

Tonys Tonies