Teun

Teun is a Dutch masculine given name. It is a short form of Teunis, itself a derivative of Antonius (Anthony). It is also considered a diminutive form of Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie, and Antonis used in Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia. As a birth name, it has risen in popularity since the 1980s. People with the name include:

Teun Beijnen (1899–1949), Dutch rower, Olympic competitor in 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics
Teun Buijs (born 1960), Dutch volleyball player
Teun van Dijck (born 1963), Dutch politician and former management consultant, restaurateur and civil servant
Teun A. van Dijk (born 1943), Dutch scholar in text linguistics, discourse analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis
Teun Eikelboom (born 1940), Dutch composer, musician and writer known by the pseudonym Tonny Eyk
Teun Hocks [fr; nl] (1947–2022), Dutch photographer
Teun Horstman [de; it; nl; pl] (1927–2014), Dutch Old Catholic bishop
Teun Jacob (1927–2009), Dutch wall painter and sculptor who lived and worked in Rotterdam
Teun van de Keuken (born 1971), Dutch television and radio producer
Teun Kloek (born 1934), Dutch economist, Emeritus Professor of Econometrics at the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Teun Koolhaas (1940–2007), Dutch architect and urban planner
Teun Koopmeiners (born 1998), Dutch footballer
Teun Luijkx (born 1986), Dutch actor
Teun Mulder (born 1981), Dutch track cyclist
Teun de Nooijer (born 1976), Dutch field hockey player who twice became an Olympic champion
Teun Sprong (1889–1971), Dutch long-distance runner
Teun Struycken (1906–1977), Dutch politician and a member of the Catholic People's Party
Teun Toebes (born 1999), Dutch activist
Teun Tolman (1924–2007), Dutch politician
Teun van Vliet (born 1962), retired Dutch road bicycle racer
Teun Voeten (born 1961), Dutch international photojournalist specializing in war and conflicts

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Theun de Vries (1907–2005), Dutch writer and poet

References

↑ Gauche, Isebell (2012). The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the promise your name holds!. Cape Town: Struik Christian Media. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1-4153-1626-9. OCLC 779141315. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
↑ "Teun". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
↑ Teun at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.

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[Gauche_2012-1] Gauche, Isebell (2012). The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the promise your name holds!. Cape Town: Struik Christian Media. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1-4153-1626-9. OCLC 779141315. Retrieved 2018-12-18.

[2] "Teun". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.

[3] Teun at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.

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