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Twan is a Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie and Antonis used in Belgium, Netherlands, South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia and Suriname. [1] [2] It is a phonetic spelling of "Toine", short for "Antoine", the French form of Anthony/Antonius. [3] People with the name include:

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References

  1. "Twan". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. Instituut, Meertens. "NVB : voornaam Twan". Welkom bij het Meertens Instituut (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  3. Gauche, Isebell (2012). The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the promise your name holds!. Cape Town: Struik Christian Media. pp. 328–329. ISBN   978-1-4153-1626-9. OCLC   779141315 . Retrieved 2018-12-18.