Twan

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.[1][2] It is a phonetic spelling of "Toine", short for "Antoine", the French form of Anthony/Antonius.[3] People with the name include:

  • Twan Castelijns (born 1989), Dutch cyclist
  • Twan Burg (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

See also

References

  1. "Twan". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. Instituut, Meertens. "NVB : voornaam Twan". Welkom bij het Meertens Instituut (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  3. Gauche, Isebell (2012). The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the promise your name holds!. Cape Town: Struik Christian Media. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1-4153-1626-9. OCLC 779141315. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
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