Teunis

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Teunis

Say it: TUR-nis

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Meaning

Dutch form of Antonius, a Roman family name of unknown origin.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

A common name in New Netherland, surviving in surnames such as Tunison.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800

Used by

Dutch American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Teunisse

Latin	Antonius
English	Anthony

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Where this comes from

Colonial records of the Americas

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