Danton is a French given name that is a form of Antoine, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana, Madagascar, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda.[1] As a surname, it is unrelated to Antonius-related names, but rather people from Anthon, Isère.[2] Notable people with this name include the following:

Given name

Nickname

  • Robert Bodanzky, also known as Danton (1879–1923), Austrian journalist, playwright and poet

Surname

Fictional character

See also

Notes

  1. "Danton". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. "Last name: Danton". Surnamedb.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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