Tonko is a South Slavic masculine given name.
In
Croatian, it is a
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
of the name
Antun and other cognates of
Antonius
Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin, Norwegian, and Swedish name used in Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, part of the Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Belgium, Netherla ...
.
It is found in
Slovene as a diminutive form of
Anton
Anton may refer to: People
*Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name
*Anton (surname)
Places
*Anton Municipality, Bulgaria
**Anton, Sofia Province, a village
*Antón District, Panama
**Antón, a town and capital of th ...
,
Antonij, and
Antonijo Antonijo is a Croatian and Slovene given name. Notable people with this name include the following:
* Antonijo Ježina (born 1989), Croatian football
* Antonijo Pranjič (born 1985), Slovenian footballer
*Antonijo Zupan (born 1976), Croatian foot ...
in
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
.
Given name
*
Tonko Lonza
Tonko Lonza (29 September 1930 – 23 December 2018) was a Croatian actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1959.
Filmography
Awards
* Vladimir Nazor Award
The Vladimir Nazor Award ( hr, Nagrada Vladimir Nazor) is a Croatian prize ...
(1930 – 2018), Croatian actor
*
Tonko Soljan, Croatian American film and television producer
Surname
*
Paul Tonko
Paul David Tonko ( ; born June 18, 1949) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2013. He represented the 21st congressional district from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Tonko has been called a s ...
(born 1949), American politician
See also
*
Tanko (name)
*
Tenko (disambiguation)
*
Tokko (disambiguation)
*
Toko (disambiguation)
*
Tondo (disambiguation)
*
Tongo (disambiguation)
*
Tonho (name)
*
Tonio (name) Tonio is an Italian and Spanish given name and nickname in use in Italy, Spain, parts of the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Western Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador ...
*
Tonk (disambiguation)
*
Tonka (name) Tonka is a Croatian, Slovene and Slovak feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia and Antonija used in Croatia and Slovenia, as well as a nickname. Notable people with this name include the following:
Given name
* Tonka Obretenov ...
*
Tono (name)
*
Tonto (disambiguation)
Notes
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Croatian masculine given names
Slovene masculine given names