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.
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.
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:
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