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in reply to a message by Perrine
Hi Perrine !!!
I did't see that movie and I don't know who she is, sorry.
Tonia seems only an Italian nickname for Antonia. I much prefer Antonietta in this case (it is my grandmother's name) and I would be glad to use it on a daughter.
As Russian/English name I strongly dislike Tanya. This is because it is too similar to 'tenia' (taenia the parasite worm). I hate this name because of the desease.
Tonya is much much better.
It is more similar to Antonia and has a strong, mature feeling in it.
Clearly I pronounce Tanya as TA-nya and Tonya as TO-nya XD
After that I would say that I pronounce both Antonia and Tonia with a wide 'o' (so TO) but Antonietta with a more close 'o' so ('AW' -> an-taw-NYET-ta).
These pronounciations change based on the region but also depends on the person.
I did't see that movie and I don't know who she is, sorry.
Tonia seems only an Italian nickname for Antonia. I much prefer Antonietta in this case (it is my grandmother's name) and I would be glad to use it on a daughter.
As Russian/English name I strongly dislike Tanya. This is because it is too similar to 'tenia' (taenia the parasite worm). I hate this name because of the desease.
Tonya is much much better.
It is more similar to Antonia and has a strong, mature feeling in it.
Clearly I pronounce Tanya as TA-nya and Tonya as TO-nya XD
After that I would say that I pronounce both Antonia and Tonia with a wide 'o' (so TO) but Antonietta with a more close 'o' so ('AW' -> an-taw-NYET-ta).
These pronounciations change based on the region but also depends on the person.
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