Antoon
title: "Antoon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dutch-masculine-given-names", "masculine-given-names", "nicknames"] topic_path: "geography/netherlands" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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 (ar), also spelt ar, and typically used as both a given name and surname of Christian Arabs. Notable people with the name Antoon include:
Given name
- Antoon Coolen (1897–1961), Dutch writer
- Antoon Jozef Witteryck (1865–1934), Belgian writer
- Antoon van Schendel (1910–1990), Dutch professional road bicycle racer
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 1975), Syrian-born Canadian businessman in the online pornography industry
- John Antoon (born 1946), American lawyer and judge
- Sinan Antoon (born 1967), Iraqi American poet and novelist
- Jason Antoon (born 1971), American actor
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