Teun is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

masculine given name. It is a short form of

Teunis Teunis is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name. Like Theunis, it is a derivative of Antonius (Anthony (given name), Anthony). It is also considered a diminutive form of Antonius, Anton (given name), Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie ...

, itself a derivative of

Antonius Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin, Norwegian, and Swedish name used in Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, part of the Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Belgium, Netherlands, ...

(

Anthony Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonia (gens), Antonii'', a ''gens'' (Roman naming conventions, Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were ...

). It is also considered a diminutive form of

Anton Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of th ...

Antoon Antoon is a Dutch masculine given name that is an alternate form of Antonius used in Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia, a nickname and a surname. Antoon is also a transliteration of Arabic (), also spelt , and ...

Anthonis Anthonis is a Dutch masculine given name and a surname that is popular in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name *Anthonis Mor van D ...

, Anthoon, Antonie, and

Antonis Antónis (Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonios that is used in Greece and Cyprus. Antonis is a Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius that is used in Netherlands, Belgi ...

used in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

, and

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. As a birth name it has risen in popularity since the 1980s.Teun
at the

Meertens Institute The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam is a research institute for Dutch language and culture within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (''Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen'' or KNAW). ...

database of given names in the Netherlands. People with the name include: *

Teun Beijnen Anthoni "Teun" Christiaan Beijnen (13 June 1899 – 13 July 1949) was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Beijnen was born in 1899 in Ophemert, Gelderland. In 1924 he won the gold medal with ...

(1899–1949), Dutch rower, Olympic competitor in 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics *

Teun Buijs Teun Buijs (born 24 February 1960) is a Dutch volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seo ...

(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 * (born 1947), Dutch photographer * (1927–2014), Dutch Old Catholic bishop *

Teun Jacob Teunis (Teun) Jacob (Rheden, 11 June 1927 - 12 October 2009) was a Dutch wall painter and sculptor, who lived and worked in Rotterdam since the early 1950s. He made both figure and nonrepresentational art. Live and work Born in Rheden, Jacob stu ...

(1927–2009), Dutch wall painter and sculptor who lived and worked in Rotterdam *

Teun van de Keuken Teun van de Keuken (born 1971) is a Dutch producer of television and radio programs who established a reputation investigating fair trade and production practices in the food industry; he founded the chocolate company Tony's Chocolonely. He debute ...

(born 1971), Dutch television and radio producer *

Teun Kloek Teunis (Teun) Kloek (born 1934) is a Dutch economist and Emeritus Professor of Econometrics at the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. His research interests centered on econometric methods and their applications, especially nonparametric and robust ...

(born 1934), Dutch economist, Emeritus Professor of Econometrics at the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam *

Teun Koolhaas Teun Koolhaas (7 January 1940 in Singapore – 3 October 2007 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch architect and urban planner. Early years Teun Koolhaas was born in Singapore, where his father, Rem Koolhaas, worked as a shipbuilding engineer. When Southeas ...

(1940–2007), Dutch architect and urban planner *

Teun Luijkx Teun Luijkx (born 1986) is a Dutch actor. Luijkx grew up in Oerle, near Veldhoven. In high school, he showed interest in theater, so he ended up at the Theatre Foundation Plan in Eindhoven, a project where professional theater directors to am ...

(born 1986), Dutch actor *

Teun Mulder Teunis ("Teun") Mulder (born 18 June 1981 in Zuuk, Gelderland) is a Dutch track cyclist. He is a former keirin World Champion and won a silver in the team sprint with Theo Bos and Tim Veldt. Mulder also won four world cup classics in the team ...

(born 1981), Dutch track cyclist *

Teun de Nooijer Teun Floris de Nooijer (born 22 March 1976) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who twice became Olympic champion with the Dutch national squad, in 1996 and in 2000, and was on the team in 2012. He curr ...

(born 1976), field hockey player from the Netherlands who twice became Olympic champion *

Teun Sprong Teunis Sprong (16 February 1889 – 21 January 1971) was a Dutch long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the G ...

(1889–1971), Dutch long-distance runner *

Teun Struycken Antoon Arnold Marie "Teun" Struycken (27 December 1906 – 1 December 1977) was a Dutch jurist and politician, co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) – now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Struycken worked as a lawy ...

(1906–1977), Dutch politician and a member of the Catholic People's Party *

Teun Tolman Kamerlid Tolman (CHU), Bestanddeelnr 927-0273

Teun van Vliet Teun van Vliet (born 22 March 1962 in Vlaardingen, South Holland) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1990. Van Vliet's best year was 1987, when he won Gent–Wevelgem, Omloop "Het Volk" ...

(born 1962), retired Dutch road bicycle racer *

Teun Voeten Teun Voeten (born 25 October 1961) is a Dutch photojournalist and cultural anthropologist specializing in war and conflicts. In 1996 he published the book '' Tunnelmensen'' about homeless people living in an old railroad tunnel in Manhattan. He al ...

(born 1961), international photojournalist specializing in war and conflicts ;Theun *

Theun de Vries Theunis Uilke (Theun) de Vries (26 April 1907 – 21 January 2005), was a Dutch writer and poet. Life De Vries was born in the Frisian town of Feanwâlden. His parents moved to Apeldoorn in 1920. In 1936 he joined the Communist Party of the N ...

(1907–2005), Dutch writer and poet

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