Antoine

For other uses, see Antoine (disambiguation).

Antoine

Pronunciation	French: [ɑ̃twan]
Gender	Male
Language	French, from Latin
Origin
Meaning	beyond praise, highly praiseworthy
Other names
Alternative spelling	Antjuan, Antoan, Antoin, Antowain, Antuan, Antwaan, Antwan, Antwaun, Antwon, Anton, Antwoine, Antwone, Antwuan
Variant forms	Danton, Titouan, Antonin, D'Anton
Pet forms	Toine, Twan, Titou
Cognate	Antoinette
Anglicisation	Anthony
See also	Antonious

Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin Antonius meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton, and Antonin.

The name is most common in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana, Madagascar, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda. ^[1]

It is a cognate of the masculine given name Anthony. ^[2] Similar names include Antaine, Anthoine, Antoan, Antoin, Antton, Antuan, Antwain, Antwan, Antwaun, Antwoine, Antwone, Antwon and Antwuan.

Feminine forms include Antonia, Antoinette, and (more rarely) Antionette.

As a first name

• Antoine Alexandre Barbier (1765–1825), a French librarian and bibliographer
• Antoine Arbogast (1759–1803), a French mathematician
• Antoine Arnauld (1612–1694), a French theologian, philosopher and mathematician
• Antoine Ashley (1984–2012), American drag queen also known as Sahara Davenport
• Antoine Audet (1846–1915), a Member of the House of Commons of Canada
• Antoine, bastard of Burgundy (1421–1504), bastard son of Philip III, also known as Philip the Good
• Antoine Baumé (1728–1804), a French chemist
• Antoine Béchamp (1816–1908), a French biologist
• Antoine Bertier (1761–1854), a French landowner and politician
• Antoine Bethea (born 1984), an American football player
• Antoine Bibesco (1878–1951), a Romanian prince, aristocrat, lawyer, diplomat and writer
• Antoine Mac Giolla Bhrighde (1957–1984), an IRA terrorist killed by the SAS in 1984
• Antoine Brooks (born 1997), American football player
• Antoine Busnois (1430–1492), a French composer and poet
• Antoine Caldwell (born 1986), an American football player
• Antoine Carr (born 1961), a former American basketball player
• Antoine Carraby (born 1967), stage name DJ Yella, member of N.W.A
• Antoine Cason (born 1986), an American football player
• Antoine Clamaran (born 1964), a French DJ
• Antoine Coupland, (born 2003), Canadian soccer player
• Antoine de Caunes (born 1953), French television presenter, actor, writer, and film director
• Antoine de Jussieu (1686–1758), a French botanist
• Antoine de Lhoyer (1768–1852), a French virtuoso guitarist and composer
• Antoine Dénériaz (born 1976), French alpine skier
• Antoine Deparcieux (1703–1768), a French mathematician
• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,(1900–1944), French aviator and writer
• Antoine Dodson,(born 1986), American interviewee turned internet celebrity
• Antoine Domino (1928–2017), American singer and pianist, better known as 'Fats Domino'
• Antoine Drouot (1774–1844), French officer who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars
• Antoine Dubé (born 1947), member of the Canadian House of Commons
• Antoine Dufour (born 1979), a French-Canadian acoustic guitarist
• Antoine François Desrues (1744–1777), French poisoner
• Antoine Étex (1808–1888), French sculptor, painter, and architect
• Antoine Fauchery (1823–1861), French adventurer, writer and photographer
• Antoine Fuqua (born 1966), an American film director
• Antoine Furetière,(1619–1688), French scholar
• Antoine Galland (1646–1715), French orientalist and archaeologist
• Antoine Ghanem (1943–2007), Lebanese politician
• Antoine Gizenga (1925–2019), Congolese politician
• Antoine Gomis (born 1989), French basketball player
• Antoine Green (born 1999), American football player
• Antoine Griezmann (born 1991), French football player
• Antoine Héroet (1492–1568), French poet
• Antoine Izméry, (?-1993), Haitian businessman
• Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho (born 1974), Brazilian racing driver
• Antoine Karam (French Guianan politician) (born 1950)
• Antoine Karam (Lebanese politician) (born 1956)
• Antoine Konrad (born 1975), a Swiss DJ
• Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794), French nobleman and chemist, known for identifying oxygen and hydrogen
• Antoine Léaument (born 1989), French politician
• Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot (1781–1844), French general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars
• Antoine François Marmontel (1816–1898), French pianist, teacher and musicographer
• Antoine McColister (born 1988), American rapper known professionally as Ace Hood
• Antoine Merriweather, a character portrayed by David Alan Grier in the In Living Color sketch "Men on Film"
• Antoine Parent (1666–1716), French mathematician
• Antoine Pinto (born 1991), French Muay Thai kickboxing
• Antoine Praud (born 2003), French para-athlete
• Antoine Pruneau (born 1989), Canadian gridiron football player
• Antoine de Rochebrune (born 1964), French Roman Catholic priest
• Antoine Sakr, Lebanese football player
• Antoine Schouten (born 1946), Canadian field hockey player
• Antoine Sibierski (born 1974), French former footballer
• Antoine Sonrel (1804–1879), a French engraver, illustrator and photographer
• Antoine Claire Thibaudeau (1765–1854), a French politician
• Antoine Vermorel-Marques (born 1993), French politician
• Antoine Walker (born 1976), American basketball player
• Antoine Wesley (born 1997), American football player
• Antoine Winfield (born 1977), American football player
• Antoine Winfield Jr. (born 1998), American football player, son of Antoine Winfield
• Antoine-Aimé Dorion (1818–1891), a French-Canadian politician and jurist
• Antoine-Denis Chaudet (1763–1810), a French sculptor
• Antoine-Jean Gros (1771–1835), a French female painter
• Antoine-Marin Lemierre (1733–1793), a French dramatist and poet

As a family name

• Éric Antoine (born 1976), French comedy magician
• Guacolda Antoine Lazzerini (1908–2015), Chilean mathematician
• Louis-Joseph Antoine (1846–1912), Walloon religions leader, founder of Antoinism
• Louis Antoine (1888–1971), French mathematician
• André Antoine (1858–1943), French actor and director, founder of the Théâtre Libre
• Jonathan Antoine (born 1995), English classical opera singer
• Josephine Antoine (1907–1971), American coloratura soprano
• Vinessa Antoine (born 1983), Canadian actress
• Zenarae Antoine (born 1975), American basketball coach

As a mononym

• Antoine (born 1944), French musician and sailor
• Antoine de Paris (1884–1976), Polish celebrity hairdresser

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Antoine
• All pages with titles containing Antoine
• Antawn Jamison
• Antjuan Tobias
• Antowain Smith
• Antwaan Randle El
• DeAntoine Beasley
• Jean-Antoine

References

1. "Antoine". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
2. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN   978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC   67869278 . Retrieved 6 November 2025.