Toos is a
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
feminine given name (pronounced ). It is a
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', 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 I ...
of either
Catharina Catharina is a feminine given name, the Dutch and Swedish spelling of the name Catherine. In the Netherlands, people use a great number of short forms in daily life, including ''Carine'', ''Catelijne'', ''Cato'', ''Ina'', ''Ineke'', ''Kaat'', ''Kaa ...
(via ''Cato'') or
Antonia
Antonia may refer to:
People
* Antonia (name), including a list of people with the name
* Antonia gens, a Roman family, any woman of the gens was named ''Antonia''
* Antônia (footballer)
* Antônia Melo
Entertainment
* '' Antonia's Line'', or ...
. Tooske is a diminutive. In the United States it is among several variants of Antonia, including
Toni
Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name.
In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni.
In Danish, English, Finnish, Norwe ...
,
Tona,
Tonia,
Tonie Tonie is a Swedish unisex given name and a nickname that is a diminutive form of Antonia in Sweden. It is also a Dutch unisex given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia, Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, and Anthoon in use in Suriname, S ...
,
Tony
Tony may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leag ...
and
Tonya, that peaked in poppularity in the 1970s.
People called Toos
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Toos Beumer (Catharina Johanna Beumer, born 1947), Dutch swimmer
*
Toos Faber-de Heer (1929–2020), a Dutch journalist
* (1915–2004), Dutch originator of the
Pieterpad
The Pieterpad is a long distance walking route in the Netherlands. The trail runs from Pieterburen, in the northern part of Groningen, south through the eastern part of the Netherlands to end just south of Maastricht, on the top of Mount Saint P ...
walking route
*
Toos Roodzant, (Catharina Roodzant, 1896–1999), Dutch chess master
*
Toos van der Ende (Catharina van der Endeborn, born 1945), Dutch rower
*
Toos van der Klaauw (Catharina Maria van der Klaauw, 1915–2011), Dutch fencer
*
Toos van der Valk
Van der Valk is a Dutch international hospitality chain run by the Van der Valk family. It is the largest Dutch hospitality chain, with more than 65 locations in the Netherlands and more than 15 in other countries. Besides hotels, Van der Valk als ...
(born 1931), Dutch kidnapping victim
People called Tooske
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Tooske Ragas (Antonia Grietje Ragas-Breugem ''née'' Breugem, born 1974), Dutch actress and television host
See also
*
Too (disambiguation)
Too or TOO may refer to:
* Threshold of originality, a concept in copyright law
* ''Too'' (Fantastic Plastic Machine album), the fourth studio album by Fantastic Plastic Machine
* ''Too'' (FIDLAR album), the second studio album by American skate ...
*
Toon (name) Toon is a Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonie used in Belgium, Netherlands, South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia and Suriname. Notable people with the name include the following:
Given name
* Toon Aerts (born 1993), ...
*
Toos (disambiguation)
Toos may refer to:
* Toos (given name) including a list of people with the name
* Tous, Iran, or Toos, an ancient city in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran
* Toos, later merged into Schönholzerswilen, a municipality in Münchwilen district, Thu ...
*
Toosa
*
Toot (disambiguation)
*
Toots (disambiguation)
Notes
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Dutch feminine given names
Feminine given names