# Tonye

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'''Tonye''' is a [given name](/source/given_name) and a [surname](/source/surname).  It is a feminine given name variant of the [French](/source/French_language) and [Latin](/source/Latin_language) [Antoinette](/source/Antoinette).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Tonye|title=Tonye|accessdate=March 13, 2022|website=Thinkbabynames.com}}</ref> As a surname, it is most prevalent in [Cameroon](/source/Cameroon).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forebears.io/surnames/tonye|title=Tonye Surname|accessdate=March 13, 2022|website=Forebears.io}}</ref> '''[Tamunotonye](/source/Tamunotonye)''' and its shortened version Tonye are [Ijaw](/source/Ijaw_language) [unisex](/source/unisex) [given name](/source/given_name)s that are prominent in [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria) where it is most commonly used among the [Kalabari](/source/Kalabari_people), [Okrika](/source/Okrika), and Nembe people of [Rivers State](/source/Rivers_State), [Bayelsa State](/source/Bayelsa_State), and [Delta State](/source/Delta_State). The name translates to [English](/source/English_language) as "God's will", "God's desire", "favor from God", or "God's plan".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kidpaw.com/names/tonye#:~:text=Tamunotonye%20or%20Tonye%20is%20a,favour%20from%20God%22%20in%20English|title=Tonye|accessdate=March 12, 2022|website=Kidpaw.com}}</ref>

==Given name==
*[Tonye Briggs-Oniyide](/source/Tonye_Briggs-Oniyide), Nigerian businessperson and politician
*[Tonye Cole](/source/Tonye_Cole) (born 1967), Nigerian businessman
*[Tonye Garrick](/source/Tonye_Garrick) (born 1983), British-born Nigerian singer
*[Tonye Ibiama](/source/Tonye_Ibiama) (born 1974), Nigerian businessman
*[Tonye Jekiri](/source/Tonye_Jekiri) (born 1994), Nigerian basketball player
*[Tonye Patano](/source/Tonye_Patano) (born 1961), American actress
*[Tonye Princewill](/source/Tonye_Princewill) (born 1969), British-born Nigerian politician

==Middle name==
*Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas, known as [Alabo Graham-Douglas](/source/Alabo_Graham-Douglas) (1939–2022), Nigerian politician
*Dale Antou Tonye Ian Virgo, known as [Dale Dizzle Virgo](/source/Dale_Dizzle_Virgo) or simply Dizzle (born 1985), Jamaican record producer, musician, engineer and an entrepreneur

==Surname==
*[Isaie Tonye](/source/Isaie_Tonye) (born 1951), Cameroonian wrestler
*[Herve Tonye-Tonye](/source/Herve_Tonye-Tonye) (born 1988), Canadian gridiron football player

==See also==
{{srt}}
*[Tone (name)](/source/Tone_(name))
*[Toney (name)](/source/Toney_(name))
*[Tonge (surname)](/source/Tonge_(surname))
*[Tonie](/source/Tonie)
*[Tonje](/source/Tonje)
*[Tonne (name)](/source/Tonne_(name))
*[Tony (given name)](/source/Tony_(given_name))
*[Tonya (given name)](/source/Tonya_(given_name))
*[Tonyee Chow](/source/Tonyee_Chow)

==Notes==
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Category:French feminine given names
Category:Feminine given names

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