Antoon

Antoon is a Dutch masculine given name that is an alternate form of Antonius used in Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia, a nickname and a surname. Antoon is also a transliteration of Arabic أنطون (Anṭūn), also spelt Antoun, and typically used as both a given name and surname of Christian Arabs. Notable people with the name Antoon include:

Given name

• Antoon Van den Braembussche (born 1946), Belgian philosopher
• Antoon De Brauwer (born 1964), Belgian canoeist
• Antoon Claeissens (1536–1613), Flemish painter
• Antoon Coolen (1897–1961), Dutch writer
• Antoon Derkinderen (1859–1925), Dutch painter and autobiographer
• Antony van der Does (1609–1680), Flemish engraver and print maker
• Antoon Faydherbe (1550–1653), Flemish sculptor
• Antoon van den Heuvel (1600–1677), Flemish painter
• Antoon Jurgens (1805–1880), Dutch businessman
• Antoon Kanis (born 1990), Dutch politician
• Antoon Leenaars (born 1951), Canadian psychologist
• Antoon Postma (1929–2016), Dutch anthropologist
• Antoon Emeric Marcel De Roo (1936–1971), Belgian ornithologist
• Antoon Sallaert (1594–1650), Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and printmaker
• Antoon Sanders (1586–1664), Flemish Catholic priest, theologian, antiquarian and historian
• Antoon van Schendel (1910–1990), Dutch cyclist
• Antoon van der Steen (1936–2019), Dutch cyclist
• Antoon Stillemans (1832–1916), Bishop of Ghent from 1890 to 1916
• Antoon van Tsestich (born 1550)
• Antoon Veerman (1916–1993), Dutch politician
• Antoon Ven (born 1935), Belgian rower
• Antoon Verschoot (1925–2017), Belgian firefighter and bugler
• Antoon Jozef Witteryck (1865–1934), teacher, printer, publisher and Esperantist from Belgium
• Antoon Van Ysendyck (1801–1875), Belgian painter

Nickname

• Antoon Kolen, nickname for Anthonius Wilhelmus Johannes Kolen (1953–2004), Dutch mathematician
• Antoon Vergote, nickname for Antoine Vergote (1921–2013), Belgian Roman Catholic priest
• Antoon Verlegh, nickname for Antonius Wilhelmus Verlegh (1896–1960), Dutch football player

Surname

• A. J. Antoon (1944–1992), American theatre director
• Feras Antoon (born 1974), Canadian businessman
• Jason Antoon (born 1971), American actor
• John Antoon (born 1946), American judge
• Sinan Antoon (born 1967), Iraqi poet, novelist, scholar, and literary translator

See also

• White-nosed coati, sometimes called Antoon
• All pages with titles beginning with Antoon
• All pages with titles containing Antoon
• Anthon (given name)
• Anthon (surname)
• Antoan
• Antoin
• Anton (given name)
• Antono (name)
• Antoun
• Antron (given name)
• Antton (name)
• Antwon (name)
• Antxon