Details for the forename Tönjes

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Tönjes (male)


Variants:	Anthony (M)
Pet Name for:	Anton (M)
Derivative of:	Antonius (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Low German and Frisian pet name for Anton, a form of Anthony either from Latin "worthy of praise" or from Greek anthos, "flower". Tönjes is a short form of the original Roman name Antonius and hence also a variant of Anthony.