Andon is both a masculine
given name
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and
surname
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; a variant of
Anton, found in
Albania
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,
Bulgaria
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,
North Macedonia
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and among
Armenians
Armenians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiq ...
from
Western Armenia
Western Armenia (Western Armenian: Արեւմտեան Հայաստան, ''Arevmdian Hayasdan'') is a term to refer to the western parts of the Armenian highlands located within Turkey (formerly the Ottoman Empire) that comprise the historic ...
. It is also found as a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
Given name
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Andon Çelebi (1604–1674), Armenian merchant magnate, Ottoman and Tuscan official
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Andon Amaraich (1932–2010), Micronesian public servant, politician, diplomat and judge
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Andon Beça
Andon Beça (7 September 1879– 31 October 1944) was an Albanian politician.
Under the Italian occupation of Albania during World War II he was Minister of Agriculture and Domestic Economy in Shefqet Vërlaci's government which started functio ...
(1879–1977), Albanian politician
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Andon Bedros IX Hassoun (1809–1884), Armenian Patriarch of Cilicia and archbishop of Constantinople of the Armenians
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Andon Boshkovski (born 1974), Macedonian handball coach
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Andon Zako Çajupi (1866–1930), Albanian nationalist activist, poet and playwright
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Andon Dimitrov (1867–1933), Bulgarian revolutionary
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Andon Dončevski (born 1935), Yugoslav-Macedonian football player and coach
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Andon Gushterov (born 1990), Bulgarian footballer
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Andon Kalchev (1910–1948), Bulgarian scientist, army officer and nationalist
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Andon Kyoseto (1855–1953), Bulgarian revolutionary and nationalist
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Andon Nikolov
Andon Nikolov ( Bulgarian: Андон Николов) (born 15 June 1951) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter
Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form o ...
(born 1951), Bulgarian weightlifter
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Andon Petrov (born 1955), Bulgarian former cyclist
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Andon Qesari (1942–2021), Albanian actor and film director
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Andon Zlatarev (1872–1902), Bulgarian revolutionary
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Andon Roberts (2012) latest known Wikipedia name for Andon
Surname
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Joe Andon, Australian businessperson
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Laura Andon, Australian model
See also
References
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Albanian masculine given names
Bulgarian masculine given names
Masculine given names
Macedonian masculine given names