Antwan—a variant of the French name
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.
The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana ...
—is a male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
commonly used among
African Americans
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
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Notable people with this name include the following.
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Antwan Barnes
Antwan Edward Barnes (born October 19, 1984) is a former American football outside linebacker. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida International.
Barnes also p ...
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Antwan Odom
Antwan Deon Odom (born September 24, 1981) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama. He has also played for the Cincinnat ...
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Antwan Patton
Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known for being a member of the southern hip hop duo Outkast alongside André 3000. ...
, rapper known as Big Boi
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Antwan Peek
Antwan Peek (born October 29, 1979) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Cincinnati.
Peek has also played for the Cleveland Browns. ...
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Ant Wan
Antwan Afram (born 1 January 1998), known professionally as Ant Wan, is a Swedish rapper of Aramean descent from Västerås. He started rapping in Råby and released his first songs in early 2016. His songs gained popularity in late 2016. He ma ...
, Swedish rapper
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Antawn Jamison
Antawn Cortez Jamison (; born June 12, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He serves as director of pro personnel for the Washington Wizards. Jamison playe ...
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Antoan Antoan is a given name. Notable people with this name include the following
Given name
*Antoan Richardson (born 1983), Bahamian baseball coach and player
*Antoan Stoyanov (born 2005), Bulgarian footballer
See also
*Antoin
*Antoon
*Anton (given n ...
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Antuan Antuan is an African-American English given name associated with Antoine and Anthony. Notable people with this name include:
* Antuan Bronshtein, Russian convict
* Antuan Edwards (born 1977), American gridiron football player
* Antuan Ilgit (born ...
, given name
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Antwain Antwain is a given name that is an alternate form of Antoine. Notable people known by that name include the following:
Given name
*Antwain Barbour (born 1982), American basketball player
*Antwain Britt (born 1978), American mixed martial artist
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, given name
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Antwaun Antwaun is an African-American English given name associated with Antoine and Anthony in use in the United States. Notable people with this name include the following people.
*Antwaun Carter (born 1981), American gridiron football player
*Antwaun M ...
, given name
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Antwuan Antwuan is a given name. Notable people with this name include the following people.
*Antwuan Dixon (born 1988), American skateboarder
*Antwuan Wyatt (born 1975), American gridiron football player
See also
*Antjuan Tobias
*Antuan
*Antwaan Randle ...
, given name
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African-American given names