Tony
Tony means Praiseworthy, popular Kerala Christian name.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Malayalam |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Starts with | T |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Praiseworthy, popular Kerala Christian name”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Navya — Meanings families give: Young, praiseworthy; Young, new, worth praising; New, fresh, worth praising; Young, beautiful, new; New, young, worthy of praise
- Anindita — Meanings families give: Beautiful, faultless; Virtuous, praiseworthy, blameless; Blameless, virtuous; one beyond reproach; Without blemish, praiseworthy
- Thanseeha — Praiseworthy, virtuous, Muslim Kerala
- Antony — Priceless, praiseworthy, Kerala Catholic name
- Anthoni — Priceless, praiseworthy
- Zara — Meanings families give: Princess, blooming flower; Princess, blooming flower, radiance; Princess, flower; popular in diaspora; Flower, princess; Princess, flower, radiance; Flower, shining, princess
More boys' names of Malayalam origin
- Mohammed — Praised, the Prophet; prominent Mappila name
- Mathew — Gift of God, prominent Kerala Christian name
- Thomas — Twin, Kerala Syrian Christian foremost name
- Joseph — God increases, prominent Kerala Christian name
- Jose — God will add, popular Kerala Latin Christian name
- Unnikrishnan — Meanings families give: Young Krishna; Baby Krishna, infant form of the divine
Where this comes from
Tony has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.