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Japie is a South African male first name, of Afrikaans origin, often found as a familiar or shortened form of the names Johannes and Jacobus.
The name may be occasionally used as an ethnic slur for Afrikaners, in which instance it is also spelt according to English orthography: yarpie. This comes from the Afrikaans term plaasjapie, meaning "farm boy". [1] It may or may not be an offensive term depending upon intent and context of use.
The name Japie may refer to:
Bellville is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated adjacent to the Koelberg Mountains and also the University of Western Cape where it has its own campus.
Stellenbosch University is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Saharan Africa together with the University of Cape Town which received full university status on the same day in 1918. Stellenbosch University designed and manufactured Africa's first microsatellite, SUNSAT, launched in 1999.
Joubert is a French surname. It is a regional variant form of Jaubert, originating in the centre west and centre south of France. This surname is common to South Africa and Namibia, particularly among the descendants of Huguenot settlers.
Venter or Venters is an Afrikaans surname, and may refer to:
Jonker is a Dutch surname. It is also a variation of the title jonkheer. The name can be occupational of origin, indicating an ancestor who was or worked for a jonkheer, or toponymical, e.g. referring to a house named De Jonker. People with the surname include:
Uys is the surname of a family that played a significant role in South African history during the nineteenth century and made distinguished contributions to South African culture, politics and sports during the course of the twentieth.
Swart is an Afrikaans and Dutch surname meaning "black". Variations on it are de Swart, Swarte, de Swarte, Swarts, Zwart, de Zwart, and Zwarts. People with this surname include:
Many people of European heritage in South Africa are descended from Huguenots. Most of these originally settled in the Cape Colony, but were absorbed into the Afrikaner and Afrikaans-speaking population, because they had religious similarities to the Dutch colonists.
Van Zyl is an Afrikaans toponymic surname. It derives from the Dutch surname Van Zijl, meaning "from Zijl" where Zijl is an archaic term for a waterway. Equivalent
van Heerden is a common Afrikaans surname. Although most van Heerdens are South African nationals, a number are also resident in Australia, Namibia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Jacobus Cornelius 'Japie' Mulder, is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1994 and 2001.
du Toit is an Afrikaans surname, originally from Francois du Toit, a Huguenot who moved to South Africa in 1686. It translates as "of the roof". People with the surname include:
Vermaak is an Afrikaans surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Johannes Petrus Jacobus 'Hansie' Graaff is a South African rugby union player for Bayonne in the Top 14 in France. He is a utility back that can play as a fly-half, centre, winger or full-back.He is also known as the bulldog because of his aggressive style of play, he once tackled everyone on the pitch even the referee.
Daniël Jacobus Mienie is a South African rugby union player for Rovigo in the Top12 in Italy. His regular position is prop.
Nel is both a South African (Afrikaans) surname and a Dutch feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Jacobus Johannes de Kock is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Golden Lions. His regular position is full-back or fly-half.
Japie Nel is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Griffons in the Currie Cup. His regular position is centre.
Pieter Willem Botha is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Griffons. His regular position is loosehead prop.
Nicolaas is the Dutch equivalent of the masculine given name Nicholas. Before the 19th century the name was also written Nicolaes, while Nikolaas is an uncommon variant spelling. Most people with the name use a short form in daily life, like Claas, Claes, Klaas, Nico, and Niek.
