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Tone

“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”

In English use, Tone is a short form of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain.

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What it means

In English use, Tone is a short form of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain.

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Where it comes from

In English use, Tone is a short form of Anthony. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.

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How it developed

In English usage, Tone is a short form of Anthony. In Norwegian usage, Tone developed from Þorný.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

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Tone through the years

Babies since 1880: 99; 45 boys · 54 girls
Most popular year: 1991; 12 babies
2025: 0; Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20: —; Too few births to compare

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Tone in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1962–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

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The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 607 as a first name in 2020; 1,164 as a surname in 2020.

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Tone’s family of names

In English usage, Tone is a short form of Anthony. In Norwegian usage, Tone developed from the Old Norse form Þorný. In Slovenian usage, Tone has a conventional equivalent in the German form Toni.

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Tone has relatives in 4 languages.

6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 3

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 4

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