Fontein

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Aruba) Derived from fontein (“spring, source”).
  • (Curaçao) Derived from fontein (“spring, source”). Originally the name of a plantation.

The surname derives from one of the senses of fontein or from one of several toponyms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔnˈtɛi̯n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fon‧tein
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
  • Homophone: fontein

Proper noun

Fontein n

  1. a village in Aruba
  2. a village in Curaçao
  3. a surname
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