Tona (name)

Tona, Toña, Toňa and Tóna are given names. Tona is a Danish, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish feminine given name in use in Denmark, Greenland, Sweden, Norway, Spain, parts of the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Western Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands. The name is a short form of Antonia as well as an alternate form of Þone.[1] Tona is also a Danish, Norwegian and Swedish feminine given name in use in Denmark, Greenland, Sweden, and Norway as a short form of Antona as well as an alternate form of Tone and Torny.[2] Tóna is a Faroese feminine given name that is an alternate form of Tona, Tone and Torny.[3] Toña is a Spanish feminine given name that is a short form of Antonia used in Spain, parts of the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Western Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands.[4] Toňa is a Czech masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonín used in the Czech Republic.[5] It is also a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:

Given name

Stage name
  • Toña la Negra stagename of Antonia del Carmen Peregrino Álvarez (1912–1982), Mexican singer and actress

Surname

See also

References
  1. "Tona". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. "Tona". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. "Tóna". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  4. "Toña". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  5. "Toňa". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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