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 [ syll. an-twan, ant-w-an ] The boy name Antwan is pronounced as AENTWahN KEY. Antwan is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Latin origins. Antwan is a variant form of the name Anthony (English). See also the related form, Antoine (French and Irish). Antwan is a classic favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was previously. The name's popularity jumped from the 1960s up to the 1970s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the modest height of its usage in 1979, 0.022% of baby boys were given the name Antwan. Its ranking then was #399. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.011% and its ranking #879. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Antwan, Anthony (English) was the most regularly used. In 2008, its use outnumbered Antwan's by 77 times. Baby names that sound like Antwan include Antain (Irish), Antaine (Irish), Antin (Russian), Antoine (French and Irish), Anton (Czech, German, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Ukrainian), Antón (Galician), Antton (Basque), Antun (Slavic), Antwon (English), Amitan (East Indian), Andoni (Basque), Anntoin (Irish), Anthoney (English), Anthony (English), Antoin (Irish), Antoni (Catalan and Polish), Antonie (Dutch), Antonin (Czech, French, and Polish), Antonín (Czech), and Antono (Esperanto). A famous person named Antwan is Big Boi, Rapper, born Antwan André Patton, 1 February 1975, Savannah, Georgia. KEY: approx pronunciation for Antwan: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
