Tonis, Tõnis or Tönis is a masculine

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. Tõnis is an

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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Anthony Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the '' Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descenda ...

. Tönis is a Dutch and Swedish form of Tönnis and diminutive form 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 ...

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Antoon Antoon is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name that is an alternate form of Antonius used in Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia, a nickname and a surname. Antoon is also a transliteration of Arabic language ...

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Antonis Antónis (Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a Greek language, Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonios that is used in Greece and Cyprus. Antonis is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius tha ...

. Tonis is a Dutch diminutive form of

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. Tonis is a Lithuanian diminutive form of

Antanas Antanas is a Lithuanian masculine given name derived from Antonius that is equivalent to Anthony in Lithuania. It may refer to: * Antanas Andrijauskas (born 1948), Lithuanian philosopher * Antanas Bagdonavičius (born 1938), Lithuanian rower and O ...

. Another variant of Tõnis in Estonian is Tõnu. It is also a surname. Persons bearing the name included:

Given name

* Tõnis Kaasik (born 1949), Estonian entrepreneur, fencer, environmentalist, and politician * Tõnis Kalbus (1880–1942), Estonian lawyer and politician * Tõnis Kalde (born 1976), Estonian football player *

Tõnis Kasemets Tõnis Kasemets (born March 17, 1974) is an Estonian racing driver and a former competitor in the CART Champ Car World Series. He won the 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge championship. Career Kasemets started racing karts in 1982, winning the Bal ...

(born 1974), Estonian race car driver * Tõnis Kask (1929–2016), Estonian director * Tõnis Kimmel (born 1977), Estonian architect * Tõnis Kint (1896–1991), Estonian politician * Tõnis Kõiv (born 1970), Estonian politician * Tõnis Lukas (born 1962), Estonian politician * Tõnis Mägi (born 1948), Estonian musician * Tõnis Mölder (born 1989), Estonian politician * Tõnis Palts (born 1953), Estonian businessman and politician * Tõnis Rätsep (born 1947), Estonian actor, musician, playwright, and educator * Tõnis Rotberg (1882–1953), Estonian army general * Tõnis Sahk (born 1983), Estonian long jumper * Tõnis Seesmaa (born 1955), Estonian politician and engineer * Tõnis Soop (1937–2016), Estonian painter and teacher * Tõnis Tootsen (born 1988), Estonian writer * Tõnis Vint (1942–2019), Estonian artist * Muhamad Tonis Dzikrullah, Activis From Pacitan, Indonesia

Surname

Mike Tonis Michael Timothy Tonis (born February 9, 1979) is a Greek-American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals. Career Tonis attended Elk Grove High School and was drafted in the 52nd ...

(born 1979), American baseball player

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