title: Twan
text: # Twan
  
  Twan is a Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie and Antonis used in Belgium, Netherlands, South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia and Suriname. It is a phonetic spelling of "Toine", short for "Antoine", the French form of Anthony/Antonius. People with the name include:
  
  * Twan Castelijns (born 1989), Dutch cyclist
  * Twan Burg [ca; ru] (born 1991), Dutch chess grandmaster
  * Twan van Gendt (born 1992), Dutch cyclist
  * Twan Huys (born 1964), Dutch journalist, television presenter, and author.
  * Twan Poels, nickname of Antonius Johannes Petrus Poels, (born 1963), Dutch cyclist
  * Twan Russell (born 1974), American football linebacker
  * Twan Scheepers [fr ; nl] (born 1971), Dutch footballer
  * Twan Smits (born 1985), Dutch footballer
  