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Tönjes (male)

Variants:Anthony (M)
Pet Name for:Anton (M)
Derivative of:Antonius (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Low German and Frisian pet name for Anton, a form of Anthony either from Latin "worthy of praise" or from Greek anthos, "flower".

Tönjes is a short form of the original Roman name Antonius and hence also a variant of Anthony.
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