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 f ...

. 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, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the '' Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descenda ...

. Tönis is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

and Swedish form of Tönnis and diminutive form of

Antonius Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish language, Danish, Dutch language, Dutch, Finnish language, Finnish, Latin language, Latin, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and Swedish language, Swedish name used in Gre ...

, Anton,

Antoon Antoon is a Dutch language, 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 language ...

, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie and

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

. Tonis is a Dutch diminutive form of

, Anton,

, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie and

. Tonis is a Lithuanian 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 O ...

. 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 (1953–2021), musician *Tõnu Aav (1939–2019), actor *Tõnu Anton (born 1953), politician and judge * (1935–2020), film director *Tõn ...

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

Given name

* Tõnis Kaasik (born 1949), Estonian entrepreneur, fencer, environmentalist, and politician * Tõnis Kalbus (1880–1942), Estonian lawyer and politician * Tõnis Kalde (born 1976), Estonian football player *

Tõnis Kasemets Tõnis Kasemets (born March 17, 1974) 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 started racing karts in 1982, winning the Bal ...

(born 1974), Estonian race car driver *

Tõnis Kask Tõnis Kask (2 December 1929 – 27 August 2016) was an Estonian film and television director and screenwriter. Life and career Tõnis Kask was born in Tarvastu Parish, Viljandi County on 2 December 1929. In 1953 he graduated from Lunacharsky St ...

(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 Faculty ...

(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. Early life and career Lukas was born in Tallinn, Estonia. A ...

(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 politi ...

(born 1948), Estonian musician *

Tõnis Mölder Tõnis Mölder (born 9 October 1989) is an Estonian independent politician and member of the Riigikogu. Mölder was a member of Estonian Centre Party from 2008 to 2023, before joining conservative Isamaa in 2023, which he left in 2024, after he ...

(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 A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, an ...

(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 dairy ...

(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 jum ...

(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 Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tall ...

(born 1955), Estonian politician and engineer *

Tõnis Soop Tõnis Soop (July 27, 1937 – March 16, 2016) was an Estonian painter and teacher. Early life and education Tõnis Soop was born to Tõnis Soop (1889–1953) and Elli Soop (née Laderlich, 1905–1987) at the Kingu farm on the estate of Suure ...

(1937–2016), Estonian painter and teacher *

Tõnis Tootsen Tõnis Tootsen (born 17 October 1988) is an Estonian poet, prose writer and novelist. He mainly writes in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Tõnis Tootsen was born in Tallinn. His father is journalist, writer and politician Toivo Tootsen ...

(born 1988), Estonian writer * Tõnis Vint (1942–2019), Estonian artist * Muhamad Tonis Dzikrullah, Activis From Pacitan, Indonesia

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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