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Tone (name)

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Tone, Tóne or Þone is a given name, nickname and a surname. Tone is a Slovene masculine given name in use as a short form of Anton in Slovenia.[1] It is also a Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish feminine given name used as an alternate form of Tony and a short form of Antona in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Greenland and Denmark.[2] Tóne is a Portuguese masculine given name in use as a diminutive of Antônio and António in Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Namibia, Angola and Mozambique.[3] Þone is an Old Norse feminine given name that is used as a form of Torny in parts of Norway, Sweden, Iceland, France, England and Scotland as well as in Denmark.[4]

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  • Tone, American producer and member of the production group Trackmasters
  • Tone, alias of Tony Chung, member of Taiwanese-American mainstream pop duo Cool Silly
  • Chef Tone, professional name of Tony Scales (born 1983), American male songwriter and record producer
  • Juris Tone (born 1961), Latvian male bobsledder
  • King Tone, nickname of Antonio Fernandez, American male gang leader
  • Tone Bell, professional name of Michael Anthony Bell II (born 1983), American male stand-up comedian and actor
  • Tone Brulin, whose birthname was Antoon Maria Albert van den Eynde (1926–2019), Belgian male dramatist
  • Tone Hočevar, nickname of Antun Hočevar (born 1951), Yugoslav male canoeist
  • Tone Janša, nickname of Anton Janša (born 1943), Slovene male jazz musician
  • Tone Lōc, stage name of Anthony Terrell Smith, (born 1966), American male rapper and actor
  • Tone Pogačnik, nickname of Anton Pogačnik (1919–2013), Slovene male cross-country skier
  • Tone Seliškar, nickname of Anton Seliškar (1900–1969), Slovene male writer, poet, journalist and teacher
  • Tone Trump, stage name of Tony Brice, (born 1977), American male rapper

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  1. ^ "Tone". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tone". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tóne". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Þone". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 29, 2019.