Teun is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

masculine given name. It is a short form of

Teunis Teunis is a Dutch masculine given name. Like Theunis, it is 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, Sou ...

, itself a derivative of

Antonius Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish language, Danish, Dutch language, Dutch, Finnish language, Finnish, Latin language, Latin, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and Swedish language, Swedish name used in Gre ...

(

Anthony Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the '' Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descenda ...

). It is also considered a diminutive form of

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

Antoon Antoon is a Dutch language, 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 language ...

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 ...

, Anthoon, Antonie, and

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

used in

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

, and

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

. 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 Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of ...

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 h ...

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

Teun Buijs Teunis Buijs (born 24 February 1960) is a Dutch ex-volleyball player and coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is the father of the dutch volleyball player, Anne Buijs Anne Elise Buijs (born December 2, ...

(born 1960), a Dutch volleyball player. *

Teun van Dijck Antoine Pierre Cornelis "Teun" van Dijck (born 13 September 1963) is a Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV) and a former management consultant and restaurateur. Life Van Dijck was born in Venlo in September 1963. He was a childho ...

(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. * (1947–2022), a Dutch photographer. * (1927–2014), a 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 st ...

(1927–2009), a 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 deb ...

(born 1971), a 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), a 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 Southeast ...

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

Teun Koopmeiners Teun Koopmeiners (; born 28 February 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Juventus FC, Juventus and the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team. Having represented the Netherlands at ...

(born 1998), a Dutch footballer. *

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 ama ...

(born 1986), a Dutch actor. *

Teun Mulder Teunis ("Teun") Mulder (born 18 June 1981) 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 sprint and keirin. He ...

(born 1981), a 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 Summer Olympics, 1996 and in 2000 Summer Olympics, ...

(born 1976), a field hockey player from the Netherlands who twice became an 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 (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an inter ...

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

Teun Struycken Teun Struycken may refer to: * Teun Struycken (born 1906) (1906–1977), Dutch jurist and politician of the Catholic People's Party * Teun Struycken (born 1969), Dutch jurist and independent politician, grandson of the former {{hndis, Struyc ...

(1906–1977), a Dutch politician and a member of the Catholic People's Party. * Teun Tolman (1924–2007), a Dutch politician. *

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), a retired Dutch road bicycle racer. *

Teun Voeten Teun Voeten 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 also wrote books on the ...

(born 1961), an 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), a Dutch writer and poet.

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