Janke is a name of Germanic origin.
This name is popular in countries speaking Dutch or Afrikaans, such as The Netherlands and South Africa. As a first name, it is usually attributed to a woman in South Africa. (This being due to a TV series aired in the 1990s where one of the main female protagonists was named Janke). It may also appear as a male first name amongst other families with ties to Germanic background. Spelling variations include Jancke, Jankhe, and (rarely) Janckhe. The name is derived from the Dutch male name Jan (a form of John or Johan), and features the suffix "-ke", which makes it a pet name, almost meaning "Baby Jan".
People with the surname Janke include:
Mulder is a surname of two possible origins: Dutch and German.
Burgers is a Dutch surname. It means "citizen's", but the name is also of patronymic origin, with the Germanic given name Burger related to Burchard. Notable people with the surname include:
Nagel is a German and Dutch surname. Meaning "nail" in both languages, the surname is metonymic referring to the occupation of a nail maker. Notable people with the surname include:
De Beer is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname, meaning "the bear". Notable people with the surname include:
Wiegers is a Dutch patronymic surname. The given name Wieger is a forms of the Germanic Wichard, from Wîh- ("battle") and -hard ("strong"). People with this surname include:
Schutte is a Dutch occupational surname derived from schutter, meaning "archer". The North German form of the name is Schütte or Schuette. People with these names include:
Gies is a surname of Germanic origin. It is either a patronymic surname, Gies being a form of the old Germanic name Giso, or a toponymic surname related to the Old High German word Gieze for a small stream. People with this name include:
Vos is a Dutch surname meaning "fox". With 30,279 people, it was the 15th most common surname in the Netherlands in 2007. Notable people with this name include:
The German family name "Deters" is of patronymic origin, meaning it was inspired by the father of the initial bearer. In this instance it means "Son of Deter", the latter being a shortened version of the old Germanic name "Diethard" which was derived from Old High German words "Diot", meaning "people", and "Harbi" meaning "hard" or "tough".
De Waal is a Dutch surname with the literal translation "the Walloon". Originally it may have also referred to other southern, non-Germanic and French-speaking persons. A variant, archaic spelling is De Wael. Notable persons with that surname include:
Dirk is a male given name of Dutch origin. It is a traditional diminutive of the Dutch name Diederik. The meaning of the name is "the people's ruler", composed of þeud ("people") and ric ("power"). Dirk may also be a surname. It is cognate to French Thierry, German Dietrich and Gothic Theoderic.
Engels is a German and Dutch patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Verheyen is a Dutch-language toponymic surname. It is a variant spelling of Verheijen and a contraction of the surname Van der Heijden, meaning "from the heath".
Brand is a surname. It usually is a patronymic from the Germanic personal name Brando (="sword") or a short form of a compound personal name like Hildebrand. The surname originated separately in England, Scotland, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and North Germany. Brand, and surname variants, have been given to both Christians and Jews. Notable people with the surname include:
Jans is a Dutch patronymic surname equivalent to Johnson. Like, Janse, this form of the surname is a less common than the abundant Jansen, Janssen and Janssens. People with the name Jans include:
Wessels is a Dutch and Low German patronimic surname, where it was originally a Norman Viking surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bruin, Bruijn, Bruyn and Bruins are Dutch surnames. They can be equivalent to the English surname Brown or, particularly for the form "Bruins", be patronymic as Bruin/Bruijn is a now rare Dutch form of Bruno. The form "the brown" is more common.
Winkel is a Dutch and Low German toponymic surname. While winkel means shop in modern Dutch, its original meaning was "corner" or "enclosed piece of land", and the surname is thought to be toponymic only. Among multiple places named (de/'t) Winkel, Winkel, North Holland is known to be at the origin of several families with the name. Variant forms include De Winkel, Te Winkel, Van Winkel, Van de Winkel, Winckel, and Winkels. People with these surnames include:
Haak is a Dutch surname. It is thought to often be patronymic of origin, referring to a now extinct given name, or, considering the meaning "hook", be toponymic, descriptive or metonymic. People with this surname include:
Ras is a surname with a variety of origins. In Dutch ras means "nimble, swift", but it is a patronymic surname: the archaic given name Ras, Raas, or Raes was short for Erasmus or was a derivative the Middle Dutch male name Razo. In Polish or Serbian the name is likely also patronymic, while in French the meaning "bare" or "shorn" may indicate a topographic name for someone who lived on bare or razed land. People with this surname include: