Antwon is an African-American English
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 ...
associated with
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 ...
and
Anthony
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonia (gens), Antonii'', a ''gens'' (Roman naming conventions, Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were ...
in use in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
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Notable people with this name include the following people.
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Antwon
Antonio Williams (born October 25, 1986), better known by his stage name Antwon, is an American rapper based in San Jose, California. In 2013, he was included on '' Complex''s "15 Unsigned Rappers Who Should Get a Deal After SXSW" list. He was al ...
, American hip hop recording artist
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Antwon Blake
Valentino Antwon Blake (born August 9, 1990) is a former American football cornerback and special teamer. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans ...
(born 1990), American football cornerback
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Antwon Burton
Antwon Burton (born June 11, 1983) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Temple.
Burton was also a member of the Cincinnati Bengals ...
(born 1983), American football defensive tackle
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Antwon Hicks
Antwon Toritseju Hicks (born 12 March 1983) is an American/Nigerian track and field hurdler who competes in the 110-meter hurdles. He was the gold medallist in that event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – the first American ...
(born 1983), American hurdling athlete
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Antwon Tanner
Antwon Tanner (born April 14, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Michael on the UPN sitcom ''Moesha'' (1996–97), and its spinoff ''The Parkers'' (2001) and as Antwon "Skills" Taylor on the drama series, '' On ...
(born 1975), American actor
Fictional characters
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Antwon Mitchell
The following is a list of character summaries from the FX Networks television series ''The Shield''.
Main characters
* Michael Chiklis – Vic Mackey (2002–2008)
* Glenn Close – Monica Rawling (2005)
* Catherine Dent – Danielle "Dann ...
, character in TV series ''The Shield''
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Antwon "Skills" Taylor, character in TV series ''One Tree Hill''
See also
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Shooting of Antwon Rose Jr.
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Anthon (given name) Anthon is a Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian and Swedish masculine given name that is used in Greenland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Namibia, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Notable people with this name incl ...
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Antwan Antwan—a variant of the French name Antoine—is a male given name commonly used among African Americans. Notable people with this name include the following.
*Antwan Barnes
*Antwan Odom
*Antwan Patton, rapper known as Big Boi
*Antwan P ...
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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 ...
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Antoon Antoon is a Dutch masculine given name that is an alternate form of Antonius used in Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia, a nickname and a surname. Antoon is also a transliteration of Arabic (), also spelt , and ...
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Antwone
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Antxon Antxon or Antxón is the Basque form of the masculine given name Antton in use in the Basque Country. Notable people with this name include the following:
* Antxón Muneta (born 1986), Spanish footballer
* Antxon Olarrea, Spanish syntactician and ...
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African-American given names