Antoon is a 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 (), also spelt , and typically used as both a given name and surname of Christian Arabs. Notable people with the name Antoon include:

Given name

• Antoon Van den Braembussche (born 1946), Belgian philosopher

• Antoon De Brauwer (born 1964), Belgian canoeist

• Antoon Claeissens (1536–1613), Flemish painter

• Antoon Coolen (1897–1961), Dutch writer

• Antoon Derkinderen (1859–1925), Dutch painter and autobiographer

• Antony van der Does (1609–1680), Flemish engraver and print maker

• Antoon Faydherbe (1550–1653), Flemish sculptor

• Antoon van den Heuvel (1600–1677), Flemish painter

• Antoon Jurgens (1805–1880), Dutch businessman

• Antoon Kanis (born 1990), Dutch politician

• Antoon Leenaars (born 1951), Canadian psychologist

• Antoon Postma (1929–2016), Dutch anthropologist

• Antoon Emeric Marcel De Roo (1936–1971), Belgian ornithologist

• Antoon Sallaert (1594–1650), Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and printmaker

• Antoon Sanders (1586–1664), Flemish Catholic priest, theologian, antiquarian and historian

• Antoon van Schendel (1910–1990), Dutch cyclist

• Antoon van der Steen (1936–2019), Dutch cyclist

• Antoon Stillemans (1832–1916), Bishop of Ghent from 1890 to 1916

• Antoon van Tsestich (born 1550)

• Antoon Veerman (1916–1993), Dutch politician

• Antoon Ven (born 1935), Belgian rower

• Antoon Verschoot (1925–2017), Belgian firefighter and bugler

• Antoon Jozef Witteryck (1865–1934), teacher, printer, publisher and Esperantist from Belgium

• Antoon Van Ysendyck (1801–1875), Belgian painter

Nickname

• Antoon Kolen, nickname for Anthonius Wilhelmus Johannes Kolen (1953–2004), Dutch mathematician

• Antoon Vergote, nickname for Antoine Vergote (1921–2013), Belgian Roman Catholic priest

• Antoon Verlegh, nickname for Antonius Wilhelmus Verlegh (1896–1960), Dutch football player

Surname

• A. J. Antoon (1944–1992), American theatre director

• Feras Antoon (born 1974), Canadian businessman

• Jason Antoon (born 1971), American actor

• John Antoon (born 1946), American judge

• Sinan Antoon (born 1967), Iraqi poet, novelist, scholar, and literary translator

See also

• White-nosed coati, sometimes called Antoon

  Anthon (given name)

• Anthon (surname)

• Antoan

• Antoin

• Anton (given name)

• Antono (name)

• Antoun

• Antron (given name)

• Antton (name)

• Antwon (name)

• Antxon

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