Toos

Toos is a female first name that has its origin in the Netherlands and is used as a short form of the names Antonia and Katharina. The name Antonia derives from the ancient Roman family name Antōnius and means essentially "the one from the family of the Antonii."

What does the name Toos mean?

Toos, as a female first name, is a Dutch short form of Antonia and Katharina. Antonia is often translated as "the one from the family of the Antonii" and has its roots in the ancient Roman family name Antōnius. Another possible derivation comes from the ancient Greek name Antonios (Αντώνιος), whose feminine form can be interpreted as "the Valuable," "the Invaluable," "the Worthy," or "the Unsellable." This name is based on the ancient Greek elements anti (ἀντἰ) meaning "against" and ṓnios (ὤνιος) meaning "for sale." The name Katharina has its origin in the ancient Greek Aikaterine (Αἰκατερίνη) and means "the Pure" or "the Innocent." This meaning was mistakenly attributed by the Romans and has been preserved to this day. The ancient Greek term katharós (καθαρός) stands for "pure" or "unstained." Toos is also used in affectionate forms such as Tooske, Tooska, and Toosje.

Where does the name Toos come from?

Toos is a first name that originates from ancient Greek and carries the meaning "the one from the family of the Antonii."

How do you pronounce Toos?

Toos is pronounced like 'Tuss'.

When is the name day of Toos?

The name day for Toos is celebrated on March 1 and May 3.

Popularity

In Germany, Toos is a rather rare first name. It has not made a mark in the German first name charts so far. The best ranking in the Netherlands was achieved in 1933 with the 567th position. In the last ten years, Toos has been given as a first name about 20 times there, placing it at 2,831 in the ten-year statistics. From 1930 to 2024, Toos ranks 1,836 in the Netherlands.

Famous people

• Toos van der Wal (Dutch singer (alto))
• Toos van Holstein (Dutch painter)