Teun

Teun is a Dutch masculine given name. It is a short form of Teunis, itself a derivative of Antonius (Anthony).[1] 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.[2] As a birth name it has risen in popularity since the 1980s.[3] 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), 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), field hockey player from the Netherlands who twice became 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 Tolman (1924–2007), Dutch politician
  • Teun van Vliet (born 1962), retired Dutch road bicycle racer
  • Teun Voeten (born 1961), international photojournalist specializing in war and conflicts
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  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.