Antwan

Where Antwan comes from

Anglicization of French Antoine. Compare Antoine, Antwon.
— Wiktionary's entry for Antwan
  • French
Along the way
  1. 1958
    First appearance
    #3,559 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1979
    Peak, #399
    396 babies named Antwan — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1986
    Antwan Russell born
    Bermudian footballer
  4. 1994
    Antwan Tolhoek born
    Dutch cyclist
  5. 1995
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #769.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from French, equivalent to English Anthony.
Namesakes
  • Antwan Tolhoek · Dutch cyclist, born 1994
  • Antwan Russell · Bermudian footballer, born 1986
  • Antwan Applewhite · American football player, born 1985
  • Antwan Harris · American football player, born 1977
  • Antwan Scott · American basketball player, born 1992

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.