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
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,
Namibia, and
Indonesia. As a birth name it has risen in popularity since the 1980s.
Teun
at the Meertens Institute 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 (born 1960), Dutch volleyball player
* Teun van Dijck
Antoine Pierre Cornelis "Teun" van Dijck (born 13 September 1963) is a Dutch politician and former management consultant and restaurateur. A member of the Party for Freedom (''Partij voor de Vrijheid'', PVV), he serves as a member of the House ...
(born 1963), Dutch politician and former management consultant, restaurateur and civil servant
* Teun A. van Dijk
Teun Adrianus van Dijk (born May 7, 1943, in Naaldwijk, German-occcupied Netherlands) is a scholar in the fields of text linguistics, discourse analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA).
With Walter Kintsch he contributed to the development ...
(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 (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 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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* Theun de Vries (1907–2005), Dutch writer and poet
See also
* Teun Island
The Barat Daya Islands ( id, Kepulauan Barat Daya) are a group of islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia. The Indonesian phrase ''barat daya'' means 'south-west'.
Geography
These islands are located off the eastern end of East Timor. Wetar ...
in the Barat Daya Islands, a group of islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia
* Teun language
Teun (also rendered ''Te'un'') is an Austronesian language originally spoken on Teun Island (Mesa, Yafila and Wotludan villages) and Nila Island
The Barat Daya Islands ( id, Kepulauan Barat Daya) are a group of islands in the Maluku province o ...
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
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References
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Dutch masculine given names
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