Teun
Teun is a Dutch masculine given name. It is a short form of Teunis, itself a derivative of Antonius. 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. As a birth name, it has risen in popularity since the 1980s. People with the name include:
- Teun Beijnen, a Dutch rower, Olympic competitor in 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.
- Teun Buijs, a Dutch volleyball player.
- Teun van Dijck, a Dutch politician and former management consultant, restaurateur and civil servant.
- Teun A. van Dijk, a scholar in text linguistics, discourse analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis.
- Teun Eikelboom, a Dutch composer, musician and writer known by the pseudonym Tonny Eyk.
- , a Dutch photographer.
- , a Dutch Old Catholic bishop.
- Teun Jacob, a Dutch wall painter and sculptor who lived and worked in Rotterdam.
- Teun van de Keuken, a Dutch television and radio producer.
- Teun Kloek, a Dutch economist, Emeritus Professor of Econometrics at the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam.
- Teun Koolhaas, a Dutch architect and urban planner.
- Teun Koopmeiners, a Dutch footballer.
- Teun Luijkx, a Dutch actor.
- Teun Mulder, a Dutch track cyclist.
- Teun de Nooijer, a field hockey player from the Netherlands who twice became an Olympic champion.
- Teun Sprong, a Dutch long-distance runner.
- Teun Struycken, a Dutch politician and a member of the Catholic People's Party.
- Teun Tolman, a Dutch politician.
- Teun van Vliet, a retired Dutch road bicycle racer.
- Teun Voeten, an international photojournalist specializing in war and conflicts.
- Theun de Vries, a Dutch writer and poet.