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/

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• Hyphenation: Fon‧tein
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
• Homophone: fontein

Proper noun

Fontein n

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