Toos 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 ...

feminine given name (pronounced ). It is a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

of either

Catharina Catharina is a feminine given name, the Dutch and Swedish spelling of the name Catherine. In the Netherlands, people use a great number of short forms in daily life, including ''Carine'', ''Catelijne'', ''Cato'', ''Ina'', ''Ineke'', ''Kaat'', ''Kaat ...

(via ''Cato'') or

Antonia Antonia may refer to: People * Antonia (name), including a list of people with the name * Antonia gens, a Roman family, any woman of the gens was named ''Antonia'' * Antônia (footballer) * Antônia Melo Entertainment * ''Antonia's Line'', or ...

. Tooske is a diminutive. In the United States it is among several variants of Antonia, including

Toni Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name. In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni. In Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegia ...

, Tona, Tonia,

Tonie Tonie is a Swedish unisex given name and a nickname that is a diminutive form of Antonia in Sweden. It is also a Dutch unisex given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia, Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, and Anthoon in use in Suriname, South A ...

Tony Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...

and Tonya, that peaked in poppularity in the 1970s.

People called Toos

Toos Beumer Catharina Johanna "Toos" Beumer (born 5 July 1947 in Koog aan de Zaan) is a Dutch swimmer. She won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her teammates in that race, clocked in 4:12.0, were Pa ...

(Catharina Johanna Beumer, born 1947), Dutch swimmer * Toos Faber-de Heer (1929–2020), a Dutch journalist * (1915–2004), Dutch originator of the

Pieterpad The Pieterpad is a long distance walking route in the Netherlands. The trail runs from Pieterburen, in the northern part of Groningen (province), Groningen, south through the eastern part of the Netherlands to end just south of Maastricht, on the ...

walking route * Toos Roodzant, (Catharina Roodzant, 1896–1999), Dutch chess master * Toos van der Ende (Catharina van der Endeborn, born 1945), Dutch rower * Toos van der Klaauw (Catharina Maria van der Klaauw, 1915–2011), Dutch fencer * Toos van der Valk (born 1931), Dutch kidnapping victim

People called Tooske

Tooske Ragas Antonia Grietje "Tooske" Ragas-Breugem (; born 3 June 1974), is a Dutch actress and television host. She played a stewardess in '' 06/05'', a movie by Theo van Gogh about the murder of Pim Fortuyn. She was video jockey (VJ) at TMF Netherlands ...

(Antonia Grietje Ragas-Breugem ''née'' Breugem, born 1974), Dutch actress and television host

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People called Toos

People called Tooske

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