Teun

Teun is a Dutch masculine given name. It is a short form of Teunis, itself a derivative of Antonius (Anthony).{{cite book |last=Gauche |first=Isebell |title=The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the promise your name holds! |publisher=Struik Christian Media |publication-place=Cape Town |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-4153-1626-9 |oclc=779141315 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h4npAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT328 |pages=328–329 |access-date=2018-12-18}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.name-doctor.com/name-teun-meaning-of-teun-13315.html|title=Teun|website=Name-doctor.com|access-date=2019-10-27}} As a birth name, it has risen in popularity since the 1980s.[https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/teun Teun] at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. 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.
• {{illm|Teun Hocks|fr || nl|}} (1947–2022), a Dutch photographer.
• {{illm|Teun Horstman|de|Teunis Johannes Horstman|it|Teunis Horstman|nl || pl|Teunis Horstman}} (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.