Twan
title: "Twan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dutch-masculine-given-names", "masculine-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/netherlands" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
Twan is a Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie and Antonis used in Belgium, Netherlands, South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia and Suriname. It is a phonetic spelling of "Toine", short for "Antoine", the French form of Anthony/Antonius. People with the name include:
- Twan Castelijns (born 1989), Dutch cyclist
- (born 1991), Dutch chess grandmaster
- Twan van Gendt (born 1992), Dutch cyclist
- Twan Huys (born 1964), Dutch journalist, television presenter, and author.
- Twan Poels, nickname of Antonius Johannes Petrus Poels, (born 1963), Dutch cyclist
- Twan Russell (born 1974), American football linebacker
- Twan Scheepers (born 1971), Dutch footballer
- Twan Smits (born 1985), Dutch footballer
References
References
- "Twan".
- Instituut, Meertens. "NVB : voornaam Twan".
- Gauche, Isebell. (2012). "The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the promise your name holds!". Struik Christian Media.
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