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

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

See also

• Teun Island in the Barat Daya Islands, a group of islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia
• Teun language or Te'un language (Teun), an Austronesian language originally spoken on Teun Island in Maluku, Indonesia
• Little Tony (film) (Dutch: Kleine Teun), a 1998 Dutch comedy film drama
• All pages with titles beginning with Teun
• All pages with titles containing Teun

References

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.