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Tonye is a given name and a surname. It is a feminine given name variant of the French and Latin Antoinette.[1] As a surname, it is most prevalent in Camaroon.[2] Tamunotonye and its shortened version Tonye are Ijaw unisex given names that are prominent in Nigeria where it is most commonly used among the Kalabari, Okrika, and Nembe people of Rivers State, Bayelsa State, and Delta State. The name translates to English as "God's will", "God's desire", "favor from God", or "God's plan".[3]

Given name

Middle name

  • Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas, known as Alabo Graham-Douglas (born 1939), Nigerian politician
  • Dale Antou Tonye Ian Virgo, known as Dale Dizzle Virgo or simply Dizzle (born 1985), Jamaican record producer, musician, engineer and an entrepreneur

Surname

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Tonye". Thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tonye Surname". Forebears.io. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Tonye". Kidpaw.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.