Tonis, Tõnis or Tönis is a masculine

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 ...

. Tõnis is an

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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form of

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 ...

. Tönis is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

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Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

form of Tönnis and diminutive form of

Antonius Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin, Norwegian, and Swedish name used in Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, part of the Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Belgium, Netherlands, ...

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 ...

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 ty ...

Anthonis Anthonis is a Dutch masculine given name and a surname that is popular in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name *Anthonis Mor van D ...

, Anthoon, Antonie and

Antonis Antónis (Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonios that is used in Greece and Cyprus. Antonis is a Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius that is used in Netherlands, Belgi ...

. Tonis is a Dutch diminutive form of

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. Tonis is a

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

diminutive form of

Antanas Antanas is a Lithuanian masculine given name derived from Antonius that is equivalent to Anthony in Lithuania. It may refer to: *Antanas Andrijauskas (born 1948), Lithuanian philosopher *Antanas Bagdonavičius (born 1938), Lithuanian rower and Oly ...

. Another variant of Tõnis in Estonian is

Tõnu Tõnu is an Estonian masculine given name, a version of Anthony. People named Tõnu include: * Tõnu Aare (born 1953), musician *Tõnu Aav (1939–2019), actor *Tõnu Anton (born 1953), politician and judge * (born 1935), film director *Tõnu En ...

. It is also a surname. Persons bearing the name included:

Given name

Tõnis Kaasik Tõnis Kaasik (born 9 January 1949 in Tallinn) is an Estonian entrepreneur, fencer, environmentalist and conservationist, and politician. In 1966 and 1968, Kaasik was the Estonian SSR sabre fencing team champion. From 2004 until 2013, he was the ...

(born 1949), Estonian entrepreneur, fencer, environmentalist, and politician *

Tõnis Kalbus Tõnis Kalbus (also Tõnu Kalbus; 5 December 1880, Tori Parish – 20 March 1942 Sosva, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR) was an Estonian lawyer and politician. From 1925 to 1926 he was Minister of Justice. From 1928 to 1930 he was Minister of Just ...

(1880–1942), Estonian lawyer and politician * Tõnis Kalde (born 1976), Estonian football player *

Tõnis Kasemets Tõnis Kasemets (born March 17, 1974 in Pärnu, Estonia) is an Estonian racing driver and a former competitor in the CART Champ Car World Series. He won the 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge championship. Career Kasemets emigrated to the United Sta ...

(born 1974), Estonian race car driver * Tõnis Kask (1929–2016), Estonian director *

Tõnis Kimmel Tõnis Kimmel (born 22 January 1977 in Tallinn) is an Estonian architect. From 1984 to 1992 Tõnis Kimmel studied in the 7th Secondary School of Tallinn (today's Tallinn English College) and from 1992 to 1995 in the King Gustav Adolf's Grammar ...

(born 1977), Estonian architect *

Tõnis Kint Tõnis Kint ( – 5 January 1991) was an Estonian politician. He served as "Prime Minister in duties of the President" (in other words, Estonian head of state in exile) from 23 December 1970 to 1 March 1990. From 7 April 1938 member of the Chamb ...

(1896–1991), Estonian politician *

Tõnis Kõiv Tõnis Kõiv (born 29 October 1970, in Paide) is an Estonian politician and lawyer who represented the Estonian Reform Party in the Riigikogu from 2005 to 2015. Education Kõiv graduated from Koeru Secondary School in 1989 and from the Facult ...

(born 1970), Estonian politician *

Tõnis Lukas Tõnis Lukas (born 5 June 1962) is an Estonian politician, former Minister of Culture from 2019 to 2021 and Minister of Education and Research from 1999 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2011. Life Lukas was born in Tallinn, Estonia. After graduating f ...

(born 1962), Estonian politician *

Tõnis Mägi Tõnis Mägi (born 18 November 1948 in Tallinn) is an Estonian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. He is one of the most influential and remarkable names in Estonian rock music of the past 40 years. More recently, he is known for his polit ...

(born 1948), Estonian musician *

Tõnis Mölder Tõnis Mölder (born 9 October 1989) is an Estonian politician. A member of the Centre Party, Mölder has been the Estonian Minister for the Environment since January 2021. Previous to this, he was a member of the Riigikogu, the Estonian parlia ...

(born 1989), Estonian politician *

Tõnis Palts Tõnis Palts (born 29 March 1953, in Kuressaare) is an Estonian politician and former mayor of Tallinn and Minister of Finance. References :''This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Estonian Wikipedia ...

(born 1953), Estonian businessman and politician *

Tõnis Rätsep Tõnis Rätsep (born 30 June 1947) is an Estonian actor, musician, educator, poet, and playwright. Early life and education Tõnis Rätsep was born in Viljandi, one of two children to a father who was a dairyman and a mother who worked in a dair ...

(born 1947), Estonian actor, musician, playwright, and educator *

Tõnis Rotberg Tõnis Rotberg (9 September 1882 in Viljandi Parish, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia – 24 July 1953 in Tayshet, Russian SFSR) was an Estonian general. Biography Rotberg was born in Viljandi and attended Vilnius military school to become ...

(1882–1953), Estonian army general *

Tõnis Sahk Tõnis Sahk (born 1 June 1983) is an Estonian long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple j ...

(born 1983), Estonian long jumper *

Tõnis Seesmaa Tõnis Seesmaa (born 3 October 1955) is an Estonian politician and engineer. He was an alternate member of VIII Riigikogu, representing the Estonian Coalition Party. He was born in Tartu and graduated with a degree as a forestry engineer from t ...

(born 1955), Estonian politician and engineer *

Tõnis Vint Tõnis Vint (22 April 1942 – 22 June 2019) was an Estonian graphic artist, considered by some to have been one of the most important artists of the 1960s to 1980s in Estonia. Biography Vint was born in Tallinn. His exhibition in the city's art ...

(1942–2019), Estonian artist

Surname

Mike Tonis Michael Timothy Tonis (born February 9, 1979) is a Greek-American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals. Career Tonis attended Elk Grove High School and was drafted in the 52nd ...

(born 1979), American baseball player

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