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Tonys

TONỸS

Etymology

Cf. Tone (see). Probably from forms of the baptismal name Antãnas, cf. German Ton, Tonius, Tone, Tonn, Tonnes, Tonny, Tonnies: Antonius ¹, bRuss. Toнюсь, Toня: Aнтoн ², Russian. Toня: Aнтoн ³.

Feminine FORMS

Tonienė / Tonytė

Pronunciation

/toː²ˈnʲiːs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 169.

2. M. Biryla, 1982, с. 31.

3. Н. Петpoвский, 1966, с. 367.