Antoine

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 used 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] The name is a cognate of the masculine given name Antony, and the feminine form is Antoinette.

Antoine
PronunciationFrench: [ɑ̃twan]
GenderMale
Language(s)French, from Latin
Origin
Meaning(probably) beyond praise, highly praise-worthy
Other names
Alternative spellingAntjuan, Antoan, Antoin, Antowain, Antuan, Antwaan, Antwan, Antwaun, Antwon, Antwoine, Antwone, Antwuan
Variant form(s)Danton, Titouan, Antonin, D'Anton
Pet form(s)Toine, Twan, Titou
Cognate(s)Antoinette
Anglicisation(s)Anthony
See alsoAntonious

As a first name

As a family name

  • Louis-Joseph Antoine (1846–1912), Walloon religions leader, founder of Antoinism
  • Louis Charles Antoine (1825-1897), French engineer and physicist, developer of Antoine equation
  • 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

As a mononym

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

Films

Objects

Other spellings

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See also

References

  1. "Antoine". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
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