Fontein

Article summary

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

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1. date of birth: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326519172