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:


 * (1526–1661), 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