tony

Etymology 1

tone + -y

adj

1. (informal, Canada, US) Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
   He bought it for a song in 1984 compared with what his fellow financiers were spending on tonier Park and Fifth Avenues. 2013-08-16, Robin Finn, “A Former Madoff Penthouse Goes Back on the Market”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
   Meanwhile, on another plane entirely, “Another Period” (Comedy Central, recently renewed for Season 2) is a send-up of crunchy-gravel dramas, set in tony Rhode Island in 1902. October 1, 2015, Hank Stuever, “In the hunt for a new favorite show, 'when' might be as crucial as 'what'”, in Washington Post
   My host gained national notoriety after her high-profile arrest in 1993 on charges connected with running L.A.'s toniest prostitution ring. 2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties
   The meaty and more familiar parts of Anna’s story — passing as a German heiress, ripping off tony hotels, brazenly exploiting narcissistic machers and star-struck working women — are told in flashback as Vivian reports her article. 2022-02-10, Mike Hale, “‘Inventing Anna’ Review: The SoHo Scammer, Explained at Length”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Etymology 2

From the name Tony.

noun

1. (archaic) A simpleton.