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Tony vs Tammy - What's the difference?

tony | tammy |

As an adjective tony

is stylish, high-toned, upscale.

As a noun tony

is (archaic) a simpleton.

As a proper noun tammy is

a female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s.

tony

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , a short form of Anthony
  • Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.

    • tammy

    English

    (wikipedia tammy)

    Etymology 1

    Origin uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it's unclear in which direction).

    Noun

    (tammies)
  • A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.

    Noun

    (tammies)
  • A sieve, or strainer; a tamis.

    • Etymology 3

    Shortened from (tammy shanter).

    Noun

    (tammies)
  • A tam o’shanter hat.