Huysmans or Huijsmans is a Dutch occupational surname. A "huisman" or "huijsman" is an archaic term for a farmer. Notable people with the surname include:
Berger is a surname in both German and French, although there is no etymological connection between the names in the two languages. The French surname is an occupational name for a shepherd, from Old French bergier. The German surname derives from the word Berg, the word for "mountain" or "hill", and means "a resident on a mountain or hill", or someone from a toponym Berg, derived from the same. The pronunciation of the English name may sometimes be BUR-jər, following the French phonetics ; the German one is, anglicized as BUR-gər. Notable people with this surname include:
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie.
Herman is a masculine given name, from an ancient Germanic name consisting of the elements harja- "army" and mann- "man". Hermine is the feminine form of Herman. It is first recorded in the 8th century, in the forms Hariman, Heriman, Hairman, Herman.
Cremer is an occupational surname with the same origin as the name Kramer. Notable people with the surname include:
Wim is a Dutch masculine given name or a shortened form of Willem and may refer to:
Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of François. One cognate of Frans in English is Francis.
Wouters is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning son of Wouter, and corresponding to Walters in English. In 2007/2008 there were about 8700 people in the Netherlands and 15700 people in Belgium with that name. People with this name include:
Matthijs [mɑˈtɛi̯s] is a Dutch form of the masculine given name "Matthew". It can also be a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Claus is both a given name and a German, Danish, and Dutch surname. Notable people with the name include:
Jansen is a Dutch/Flemish and Low German patronymic surname meaning son of Jan, a common derivative of Johannes. It is equivalent to the English surname Johnson. The near homonyms "Jensen" and "Jansson" are its Danish, Norwegian and Swedish counterparts.
Hilde is one of several female given names derived from the name Hild formed from Old Norse hildr, meaning "battle". Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. Hilde was popular in Norway from the 1950s until the 1970s. It is a variant of Hilda, which in turn is a more recent variation of Hildur.
Gert is a mainly masculine given name, with some female bearers.
Sabine is a feminine and occasionally masculine given name of ancient Roman origin that is popular in continental Europe.
Aerts is a Dutch patronymic surname, a reduced form of the personal name Arnout, that is particularly common in Belgium. Notable people with the surname include:
Pauwels is a Flemish patronymic surname derived from the personal name Pauwel, a vernacular form of Paul. Notable people with the name include:
Aksel is a masculine name, used predominantly throughout Scandinavia, a variant of Axel.
Verhaegen is a Dutch-language toponymic surname common in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Flemish Brabant. Though, like Verhagen, meaning "from the bushland or hedged lot", at least the name of the noble family of Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen finds its origin in the town of Haacht. Some other variant spellings of the name are Verhaagen, Verhaeghe, Verhaeghen, Verhage, and Verhaghen. People with the name include:
Ludovicus or Ludowicus is a Latinized form of the Germanic masculine given name Hludwig ("Louis"). It has been used as a baptismal name in the Low Countries, especially in Belgium; bearers often use(d) Lodewijk or short forms like Lode, Lou, Louis, or Ludo in daily life. People with the name include:
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