Andon is both a masculine
given name
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and
surname
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; a variant of
Anton
Anton may refer to: People
*Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name
*Anton (surname)
Places
*Anton Municipality, Bulgaria
**Anton, Sofia Province, a village
*Antón District, Panama
**Antón, a town and capital of th ...
, found in
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
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Bulgaria
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North Macedonia
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.
It is also found as a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
Given name
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Andon Amaraich
Andon L. Amaraich (August 24, 1932, on the island of Ta, in what is now Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia – January 26, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii) was a Micronesian public servant, politician, diplomat and judge. He was, at the ti ...
(1932–2010), Micronesian public servant, politician, diplomat and judge
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Andon Beça (1879–1977), Albanian politician
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Andon Boshkovski (born 1974), Macedonian handball coach
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Andon Zako Çajupi
Andon Zako Çajupi (27 March 186611 July 1930) was an Albanian lawyer, playwright, poet and rilindas.
Biography
He was born in the village of Sheper, Upper Zagoria, Albania, then Ottoman Empire, on 27 March 1866. Çajupi's father, Harito Zak ...
(1866–1930), Albanian nationalist activist, poet and playwright
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Andon Dimitrov
Andon Dimitrov - (January 1867 – 13 March 1933) ( bg, Андон Димитров) was a Bulgarian revolutionary. He was among the founders of the Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees.People in World History, , Susan K. Kinn ...
(1867–1933), Bulgarian revolutionary
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Andon Dončevski
Andon Dončevski (, born 19 November 1935) is a former Yugoslav football coach and former player.
Club career
Born in Kavadarci,"50. godina fudbala vo Makedonija", page 66 Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he played with FK Vardar youth team in 1952. H ...
(born 1935), Yugoslav-Macedonian football player and coach
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Andon Gushterov
Andon Gushterov ( bg, Андон Гущеров; born 16 February 1990) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian Second League club Levski Lom.
Career
On 15 March 2012, Gushterov scored the first goal for Septemvri Simit ...
(born 1990), Bulgarian footballer
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Andon Kalchev
Andon Kalchev ( bg, Андон Калчев) (1910 – 27 August 1948) was a Bulgarian army officer, one of the leaders of the Bulgarian-backed Ohrana, a paramilitary formation of Bulgarians in Greek Macedonia during World War II Axis occupation ...
(1910–1948), Bulgarian scientist, army officer and nationalist
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Andon Kyoseto
Andon Lazov Yanev ( bg, Андон Лазов Янев), nicknamed Kyoseto, was a Bulgarian revolutionary and a freedom fighter of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization, Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMARO ...
(1855–1953), Bulgarian revolutionary and nationalist
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Andon Nikolov
Andon Nikolov ( Bulgarian: Андон Николов) (born June 15, 1951) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter
Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lift ...
(born 1951), Bulgarian weightlifter
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Andon Petrov
Andon Petrov ( bg, Андон Петров, born 29 April 1955) is a Bulgarian former cyclist
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. ...
(born 1955), Bulgarian former cyclist
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Andon Qesari
Andon Qesari (27 June 1942 – 13 February 2021) was an Albanian actor and stage director. He made a handful of films as an actor, and was also known for his work in theater. The government of Albania
Albania is a unitary parliamentary const ...
(born 1942), Albanian actor and film director
Surname
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Joe Andon
Joe Andon is an Australian businessperson and the founder and CEO of Vuly Play.
Early life and education
Andon is Palestinian born and moved from Jerusalem to Brisbane Australia when he was three years old. He ran his own marketing firm at t ...
, Australian businessperson
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Laura Andon
Laura Andon is an Australian model, charity ambassador, TV presenter and actress. Andon has modelling experience with: Pantene, Bonds, Frat House, Honey, and Pevonia. Andon is Clearasil
Clearasil is a brand of skin care and acne medication, w ...
, Australian model
See also
References
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Albanian masculine given names
Bulgarian masculine given names
Macedonian masculine given names