Fontein
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Fontein is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "fountain" in modern Dutch, presumably originating with people living near a fountain, source or well. Common spelling variants are Fonteijn, Fonteyn, Fontijn and Fontyn, each pronounced in Dutch. People with this surname include: * (1626–1661), Flemish-born Dutch painter *Andrew Fontein (born 19901), American soccer goalkeeper *George Salto Fontein (1890–1963), Dutch chess master * (born 1943), Flemish journalist *Jacqueline Fontyn (born 1930), Belgian composer, pianist and music educator *Jan Fontein (1927–2007), Dutch art historian and museum director *Maarten Fontein (born 1952), Dutch football club director *Margot Fonteyn, stage name of Margaret Evelyn de Arias (1919–1991), English ballerina *Mathieu Fonteyn (born 1985), Belgian swimmer *Nouchka Fontijn (born 1987), Dutch boxer, European champion in women's middleweight *Pieter Fontijn (1773–1839), Dutch portrait and miniature painter and drawer *Sam Fonteyn (born Samuel Soden, c. 1925–1991), English composer-pianist
Fontein is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "fountain" in modern Dutch, presumably originating with people living near a fountain, source or well. Common spelling variants are Fonteijn, Fonteyn, Fontijn and Fontyn, each pronounced in Dutch. People with this surname include: (1626–1661), Flemish-born Dutch painter Andrew Fontein (born 1990), American soccer goalkeeper George Salto Fontein (1890–1963), Dutch chess master (born 1943), Flemish journalist Jacqueline Fontyn (born 1930), Belgian composer, pianist and music educator Jan Fontein (1927–2007), Dutch art historian and museum director Maarten Fontein (born 1952), Dutch football club director Margot Fonteyn, stage name of Margaret Evelyn de Arias (1919–1991), English ballerina Mathieu Fonteyn (born 1985), Belgian swimmer Nouchka Fontijn (born 1987), Dutch boxer, European champion in women's middleweight Pieter Fontijn (1773–1839), Dutch portrait and miniature painter and drawer Sam Fonteyn (born Samuel Soden, c. 1925–1991), English composer-pianist ==See also== , a cave in Arikok National Park, Aruba ==References==
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