What is "antoon"

Antoon is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

• Antoon Coolen (1897-1961), Dutch writer
• Antoon Jozef Witteryck (1865-1934), Belgian writer
• Antoon van Schendel (1910-1990), Dutch professional road bicycle racer
• Antoon Verlegh (1896-1960), Dutch football player

Surname:

• A. J. Antoon (1944-1992), American theatre director
• John Antoon II (born 1946), American lawyer and judge
• Sinan Antoon (born 1967), Iraqi American poet and novelist
• Jason Antoon (born 1971), American actor