Theuns is a short form used in South Africa of the Dutch masculine given name

Theunis Theunis is a Dutch masculine given name. Like Teunis, it is a derivative of Anthonius (Anthony). It is considered a diminutive form of Antonius, Anthonius used in Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia. Theuns is a s ...

, which like Teunis, it is a derivative of Anthonius ( Anthony). Both Theunis and Theuns also exist as a patronymic surname. Notable people with this name include the following:

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Theuns Eloff Theuns Eloff (born 17 May 1955) is a South African, who is the ex-Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation, an ex-Rector and an ex-Reconciler. Beginnings He was born on 17 May 1955 in Potchefstroom. He completed his school career at P ...

(born 1955), South African administrator *

Theuns Fraser Theuns Fraser is a former South African international lawn bowler and current South African head coach and selector. Bowls career He won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. He also won a bronz ...

(born 1951), South African lawn bowler *

Theuns Jordaan Theuns Jordaan (10 January 1971 – 17 November 2021) was a South African singer-songwriter. Biography Jordaan was born on 10 January 1971 on a Karoo farm near Venterstad in the Eastern Cape. While studying industrial psychology at the Universi ...

(born 1971), South African singer and songwriter *

Theuns Kotzé Theuns Andries Willem 'Worsie' Kotzé (born 16 July 1987 in Karasburg, South-West Africa) is a Namibian international rugby union player, currently playing with the in South African domestic rugby. He is a utility back that can play as a scrum-hal ...

(born 1987), Namibian rugby player * Theuns Stofberg (born 1955), South Africa rugby player

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Theuns Botha Theunis Louis "Theuns" Botha is a retired South African politician of the Democratic Alliance. Previously, he served as the Western Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Health. He also served as ...

nickname for Theunis Louis Botha, South African politician

Surname

Edward Theuns Edward Theuns (born 30 April 1991) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He rode for his national team at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. Career Theuns made his debut for in 2014. He took his first victor ...

(born 1991), Belgian cyclist *

Jan Theuns Jan Theuns (1877–1961). Dutch painter born in 1877 in Breda (Netherlands) and well known as a landscape and portrait painter. Theuns studied at the ''Ambachtsschool'' and was trained as a decorator. Early on re-known romantic painter Karel Fran ...

(1877–1961), Dutch painter

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