Toon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Toon

What is the meaning of the name Toon ?

The baby name Toon is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /toːn/ (Dutch), /tuːn/ (English: "TOON").

Toon is Dutch in Origin.

Toon is a Dutch masculine short form of Antonius/Anton, pronounced tohn. It ultimately goes back to the Roman family name Antonius, probably of Etruscan origin with no secure meaning; the later link to Greek anthos “flower” (behind the English spelling Anthony) is a learned folk etymology. Modern name guides often gloss the broader family as “priceless” or “of inestimable worth.”

In the Low Countries Toon has been used since medieval devotion to St. Anthony popularized Antonius, with the clipped form becoming common in dialect and everyday use by the 19th–20th centuries. It remains familiar in the Netherlands and Flanders, borne by figures like comedian Toon Hermans and writer Toon Tellegen. Close Dutch variants include Ton, Teun, Twan, Toine and Antoon; Toontje is a diminutive. International cognates are Anton, Anthony, Antonio, Antoine, Antoni, and Antal.