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The baby name Dony is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɒni/ or /ˈdoʊni/ (DON-ee or DOH-nee).

Dony is English in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /ˈdɒni/ or /ˈdoʊni/ (DON-ee or DOH-nee)

What is the meaning of the name Dony ?

The baby name Dony is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɒni/ or /ˈdoʊni/ (DON-ee or DOH-nee).

Dony is English in Origin.

Dony is a short form and modern spelling variant drawn from several Don- names. In English and Scots it most often shortens Donald, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall (elements domun/dumno “world” + val “rule”), giving the sense “world-ruler.” In Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese contexts it can reflect Donato/Donatus, from Latin donatus “given (to God).” In Indonesian naming, Dony also appears as an independent modern given name influenced by global Don-/Tony-style nicknames.

As a pet form built on the familiar -y ending, Dony shows up in parish and civil records from the 19th century onward, though the two-n spelling Donny/Donnie is far more common in the Anglosphere. Variant forms include Donny, Donnie, Doni, Donie, and Don; related full names are Donald and Donato/Donatus. The name is predominantly masculine but sometimes used unisex in contemporary settings.

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Dony – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HT 0 #12 1 399
MV 0 #19 1 644
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
ID 0 #36 4 2,238
HN Boys 0 #52 1 749
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
ID Boys 0 #105 27 4,130
BN Girls 0 #112 3 5,459
BN Boys 0 #120 14 6,332
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
TW Boys 0 #219 23 7,111
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
AO Boys 0 #245 5 5,568
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
KZ Boys 0 #291 6 6,578
CN Boys 0 #301 19 9,639
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
PE 0 #325 5 6,350
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
GT 0 #336 3 5,948
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
SD Girls 0 #355 4 7,678
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
PT Boys 0 #377 5 7,951
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
BO 0 #403 6 6,868
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
France Boys 2014 #414 4 2,861
OM Girls 0 #421 4 15,987
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
SD Boys 0 #433 13 10,523
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
GT Boys 0 #448 27 7,625
PA Boys 0 #465 17 9,305
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
RU Boys 0 #496 10 12,621
CO 0 #505 6 7,768
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
HK Boys 0 #515 13 12,905
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
CM Boys 0 #518 33 12,054
LY 0 #521 15 12,703
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
IR Girls 0 #541 5 8,334
BH 0 #544 10 17,937
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
CM Girls 0 #554 7 11,671
PS Boys 0 #556 6 10,655
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
BO Boys 0 #578 15 9,244
AE Girls 0 #592 6 20,968
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
CL Boys 0 #630 36 13,390
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
BO Girls 0 #643 9 9,488
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
Finland Boys 2026 #678 5 3,552
SG Boys 0 #680 18 17,960
IT 0 #683 32 4,183
QA Boys 0 #688 20 18,093
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
BR Boys 0 #710 42 12,213
KW Boys 0 #753 17 18,755
SY 0 #763 5 11,684
PE Boys 0 #787 92 14,506
TN 0 #820 10 13,765
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
EG Girls 0 #834 126 14,742
CO Boys 0 #858 63 15,656
OM Boys 0 #861 21 17,948
EG Boys 0 #864 23 15,035
United States Boys 2009 #875 5 7,454
MY Boys 0 #891 222 25,439
PE Girls 0 #903 41 14,861
SA Girls 0 #906 30 25,931
CL Girls 0 #909 7 14,098
Spain Boys 0 #921 10 5,610
MX Boys 0 #938 45 16,355
IT Girls 0 #979 496 9,415
MY Girls 0 #983 12 24,821
BR Girls 0 #990 3 12,708
IN Boys 0 #992 10 16,750
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
AE Boys 0 #1,061 32 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,064 15 16,140
MA 0 #1,095 34 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,148 31 25,619
DZ 0 #1,157 20 20,130
MX Girls 0 #1,173 11 17,781
ZA Girls 0 #1,230 7 25,928
TR 0 #1,252 3 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,264 208 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,534 81 28,008

Dony is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
AE
AF
AL

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People also ask about Dony

Dony is predominantly a boy's name.
Dony is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈdɒni/ or /ˈdoʊni/ (DON-ee or DOH-nee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Donny, Donnie, Doni and Doney.
Yes — Dony ranked #414 in France in 2014, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Dony ranks highest in France (#414 in 2014).
Dony's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #394 in 2004 to #414 in 2014 in France.