Fontein

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:Adriaen Fonteyn (1626–1661), Flemish-born Dutch painter Andrew Fontein, American soccer goalkeeper George Salto Fontein (1890–1963), Dutch chess master Guido Fonteyn, Flemish journalist Jacqueline Fontyn, Belgian composer, pianist and music educator Jan Fontein (1927–2007), Dutch art historian and museum director Maarten Fontein, Dutch football club director Margot Fonteyn, stage name of Margaret Evelyn de Arias (1919–1991), English ballerina Mathieu Fonteyn, Belgian swimmer Nouchka Fontijn, Dutch boxer, European champion in women's middleweight Pieter Fontijn (1773–1839), Dutch portrait and miniature painter and drawer Sam Fonteyn, English composer-pianist

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