Tono or Toño is a masculine
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nickname
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that is a diminutive form. Tono is a
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
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Galician and
Spanish
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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
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Antoni and
Antonio and Toño is a Spanish diminutive form of Antonio. Both spellings are in use in
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Uruguay
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while Tōno is a japanese surname.
Nickname/stage name
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Tono (artist), professional/stage name of the Japanese manga artist
* Tono, pseudonym of
Antonio Lara de Gavilán
Antonio Lara de Gavilán (22 September 1896 – 4 January 1978), mostly known by his pen name Tono, was a Spanish graphic artist, editorial cartoonist and author of comic theatre. His work was strongly influenced by Ramón Gómez de la Serna ...
(1896–1978), Spanish humorist and writer
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Toño (footballer, born 1979), nickname for Antonio Rodríguez Martínez, (born 1979), Spanish footballer, goalkeeper
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Toño (footballer, born 1986), nickname for Antonio Ramírez Martínez, (born 1986), Spanish footballer, goalkeeper
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Toño (footballer, born 1989), nickname for Antonio García Aranda, (born 1989), Spanish footballer, defender
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Tono (singer), professional/stage name of the Japanese actress and singer
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Toño Bicicleta, nickname of Francisco Antonio García López (1943–1995), Puerto Rican criminal
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Toño Rosario, nickname of Máximo Antonio del Rosario, (born 1955), Dominican musician
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Toño Salazar, nickname of Antonio Salazar, (1897–1986), Salvadoran caricaturist, illustrator and diplomat
Given name
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Tono Andreu (1915–1981), Argentine film actor
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Tono Maria, Brazilian freak
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Toño Mauri
Toño Mauri (born July 29, 1964) is a Mexican singer and actor. He has performed in a number of telenovelas since 1985. He survived a double lung transplant after contracting COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagi ...
, Mexican singer and actor
*
Tono Stano
Tono Stano (born 24 March 1960) is a Slovakia-born art photographer living and working in Prague, Czech Republic.
Life and work
Stano was born in Zlaté Moravce, now Slovakia.
He attended the secondary school of applied arts in Bratislava from 1 ...
(born 1960), Slovak photographer
Surname
*
Asuka Tono, Japanese actress
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Eijirō Tōno
was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting more than 50 years, appeared in over 400 television shows, nearly 250 films and numerous stage productions. He is best known in the West for his roles in films by Akira Kurosawa, such as ''Seven Samu ...
(1907–1994), Japanese actor
*
Hiroaki Tōno (born 1939), Japanese Go player
* Kanami Tōno, Japanese guitarist of
Band-Maid
Band-Maid (stylized as BAND-MAID® until 2016) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2013, consisting of singer Saiki Atsumi, guitarist/singer Miku Kobato, lead guitarist Kanami Tōno, bassist Misa, and drummer Akane Hirose. The band combines a rock ...
*
Maiko Tōno
is a Japanese actress. She starred as Rei, the Zero Woman, in the 2004 V-cinema
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, (born 1973), Japanese actress
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Shun Tono
is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan's Pacific League. He made his Giants debut in 2007 against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a ...
(born 1986), Japanese baseball player
Fictional characters
* Jek Tono Porkins,
''Star Wars'' character
*Tigre Toño, the Spanish mame for
Tony The Tiger
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See also
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Tolo (surname) Tolo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Marianna Tolo (born 1989), Australian basketball player
* Marilù Tolo (born 1944), Italian film actress
* Nouhou Tolo (born 1997), Cameroonian football player
See also
* Tola (name)
*T ...
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Ton (given name)
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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, Hondu ...
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Tone (name)
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Tong (surname)
Tong is a Chinese surname. Tong as transcribed in English however represents of a number of different Chinese surnames.
There were 8,589 Tongs in the United States during the year 2000 census, making it the 3,075th surname overall and the 121st ...
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Tonho (name) Tonho is a Portuguese language, Portuguese (Brazilian Portuguese) masculine nickname and given name that is a diminutive form of Antônio and António used in Brazil. Notable people with this name include the following.
Nickname
*Antônio dos Santo ...
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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 ...
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Tonko Tonko is a South Slavic masculine given name.
In Croatian, it is a hypocorism of the name Antun and other cognates of Antonius.
It is found in Slovene as a diminutive form of Anton, Antonij, and Antonijo in Slovenia.
Given name
*Tonko Lonza ( ...
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Tony (name)
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Toon (name)
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Toso (surname)
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Toto (given name) Toto is a given name which may refer to:
* Toto of Nepi (died 768), Roman duke
* Toto Landero (born 1995), Filipino boxer
* Toto Makgolokwe (died 1927), paramount chief of the Batlharo tribe of South Africa
* Toto Mwandjani, Malagasy guitarist
* ...
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Toto (nickname) Toto or Totò is a nickname which may refer to:
* Anthony Toto, nickname of Antonio di Nunziato d'Antonio, (1498–1554), Italian painter and architect
* Totò, nickname of Antonio Di Natale (born 1977), Italian footballer
* Toto, nickname of Emma ...
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Toto (surname) Toto is the surname of:
* Poutsos Toto (1498–1554), Italian painter and architect
* Gerald Toto (born 1967), French composer and performer
* Jonathan Toto (born 1990), French footballer of Cameroonian heritage
* Ismet Toto (1908–1937), Albania ...
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Galician masculine given names
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