Toon is a
Dutch
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
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masculine given name, often a diminutive form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
) of
Antonius
Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish language, Danish, Dutch language, Dutch, Finnish language, Finnish, Latin language, Latin, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and Swedish language, Swedish name used in Gre ...
or
Antonie.
Notable people with the name include the following:
Given name
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Toon Aerts
Toon Aerts (born 19 October 1993 in Malle) is a Belgian professional cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Aerts is a two-time winner of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup standings ( 2018–19, 2019–20), and also won t ...
(born 1993), Belgian cyclist
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Toon de Ruiter (1935–2001), Dutch rower
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Toon Greebe (born 1988), Dutch darts player
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Toon Hiranyasap (born 1954), Thai film actor
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Toon Lenaerts (born 1990), Belgian footballer
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Toon Meerman (1933–2023), retired Dutch footballer
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Toon van Driel (born 1945), Dutch cartoonist
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Toon van Welsenes (1903–1974), Dutch athlete
Hypocorism
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Toon Becx, Antonius Wilhelmus Maria Becx (1920−2013), Dutch footballer
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Toon Dupuis, Antonius Stanislaus Nicolaas Ludovicus Dupuis, (1877–1937), Dutch sculptor and medallist of Belgian origin
* Toon or
Anton Ebben, Antonius Ebben (1930–2011), Dutch equestrian
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Toon Geurts
Antonius "Toon" Geurts (29 February 1932 – 5 October 2017) was a Dutch canoe sprint
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to ...
, Antonius Geurts (1932–2017), Dutch canoer
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Toon Hermans, Antoine Gerard Theodore Hermans (1916–2000), Dutch comedian, singer and writer
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Toon Oprinsen, Antonius Adrianus Henricus Oprinsen (1910–1945), Dutch football midfielder
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Toon Pastor, Antonius Franciscus Pastor (1929–2008), Dutch boxer
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Toon Tellegen
Antonius Otto Hermannus (Toon) Tellegen (born 18 November 1941) is a Dutch writer, poet, and physician, known for children's books, especially those featuring anthropomorphised animals, particularly those about an ant and a squirrel. His writings ...
, Antonius Otto Hermannus Tellegen (born 1941), Dutch writer, poet, and physician, known for his children's works
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Toon Verhoef, Anthonie Wilhelmus Verhoef (born 1946), Dutch artist
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Toon van Helfteren
Anton J. J. "Toon" van Helfteren (born 20 February 1951) is a Dutch former basketball player and current coach. Van Helfteren played in the Dutch Basketball League from 1971 till 1990. He was the coach of ZZ Leiden from 2008 till 2014. He also w ...
, Anton van Helfteren (born 1951), Dutch basketball player and coach
Surname
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Al Toon (born 1963), American football player
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Colin Toon (born 1940), English footballer
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Francine Toon (born 1986), British writer
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James Toon (cricketer) (1916–1987), English cricketer
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James Toon (American football) (1938 – 2011), American gridiron football player and coach
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Joseph Toon (1879–1950), English cricketer
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Malcolm Toon
Malcolm Toon (July 4, 1916 – February 12, 2009) was an American diplomat who served as a Foreign Service Officer in Moscow in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, during the Cold War, ultimately becoming the ambassador to the Soviet Union.
Life
Toon ...
(1916–2009), American diplomat
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Maurice Toon
Maurice Toon is a paralympic boccia player from New Zealand competing mainly in category BC2 events.
Maurice competed in both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, ...
, New Zealand paralympic boccia player
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Michael Toon (born 1979), Australian rowing coxswain
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Michael Simon Toon
Michael Simon Toon (born 12 March 1977) is an English photographer, filmmaker, designer and builder.
Short films
Toon has made two short films in the style of cinéma vérité which are globally recognised as serious inquiries into the nature of ...
(born 1977), English filmmaker and builder
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Nick Toon (born 1988), American football wide receiver
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Owen Toon (born 1947), American professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences
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Paige Toon (born 1975), English romantic fiction writer
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Peter Toon (1939–2009), English Anglican priest
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Thomas F. Toon (1840–1902), Confederate States Army brigadier general
See also
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Thon (name) Thon is a given name and a surname.
Given name
* Thon Maker (born 1997), Australian basketballer
*Thon Moreira or Thon Thomas, nicknames of Hilton Moreira (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
Surname
* Dickie Thon (born 1958), American baseball pla ...
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Ton (given name)
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Ton (surname)
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Tono (name) Tono or Toño is a masculine given name or nickname that is a diminutive form. Tono is a Catalan, Galician and Spanish diminutive form of Anton, Antoni and Antonio and Toño is a Spanish diminutive form of Antonio. Both spellings are in use in ...
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Took
Took is a variant of the English surname Tooke, originally found predominantly in the East Anglia region of the United Kingdom.
The name Took may refer to:
People
*Barry Took (1928–2002), British comedian and television presenter
*Steve Per ...
, surname
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Toom (surname)
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Toos (given name)
Notes
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Dutch masculine given names
Masculine given names
Hypocorisms