Machiel is a Dutch form of the masculine given name Michael. People with the name include:
Bosman is a Dutch and Afrikaans toponymic surname, originally meaning "man who lives or works in the forest". People with this surname include:
Joris, a Dutch form of the given name George, may refer to:
Aart is a Dutch short form of the given name Arnout. Notable people with the name include:
Bram is a given name for a male. It is derived from the name Abraham, and common in Dutch-speaking regions. It can also be a short form of Abraham, Abram or Bertram.
Van den Heuvel is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the hill". In the Netherlands 20,583 people carried the name in 2007, making it the 31st most common surname. The name is sometimes concatenated as vanden Heuvel,VandenHeuvel or Van De Heuvel. Notable people with the surname include:
Klaas is a Dutch male given and surname. It is the Dutch short form of Nicholas, a Greek name ultimately meaning victory of the people. A traditionally common name in the Netherlands, its popularity declined some 20-fold since 1950. Archaic spellings include Claas and Claes. Among its female derivatives are Klaasje, Clasien, Clasina, Clasine, Clazien, Klasien, Klasina and Klaziena. Klaas also exists as a patronymic surname, though the forms Klaasen, Klaassen, Claassen, Claessen, and Claessens are more common.
Stijn is a Dutch short form of names ending in "stijn" such as Constantijn or Augustijn. It was the tenth most popular name for boys born in the Netherlands in 2007. People with this name include: .
Machiel van den Heuvel was a Dutch army officer. As a prisoner-of-war in Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle, Germany, during World War II, he served as Escape Officer for the Dutch POWs, a role also held by Captain Pat Reid, the author of The Colditz Story, for the British. Van den Heuvel played a key role in most Dutch officer escapes during the war.
Michiel is a Dutch masculine given name equivalent to Michael and a Venetian surname.
Vink, Dutch for chaffinch, is a Dutch surname. It usually is a metonymic occupational surname, referring to one who catches chaffinches in a vinkenbaan, for food or entertainment. Variants of the name are De Vink and Vinck. The forms Vinke and Vinken could be of patronymic origin, as Vink/Finke was a masculine given name. People with this name include:
Jan is a form of John that is used in various languages.
De Graaf is a Dutch occupational surname. With over 21,000 people, it was the 24th most common name in the Netherlands in 2007. In modern Dutch de graaf means the count, but in the past it also referred to the head of the municipal council called schepen. A common variant form is De Graaff, with 4632 people in 2007. In Belgium, the form De Graef is most common, with 1017 people in 2018. People with the surname include:
Nel is both a South African (Afrikaans) surname and a Dutch feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Arend, Arent or Arendt is a Dutch masculine given name. Arend means "eagle" in Dutch, but the name derives from Arnoud/Arnout, which itself stems from the Germanic elements aran "eagle" and wald "rule, power". The form Arent also occurs in Norway. People with the name include:
Roelof is a given name, the Dutch cognate of Rudolph. Notable people with the name include:
Machiel van Keulen is a Dutch former professional footballer. Although primarily a midfielder, he was able to play in multiple positions.
Koos is a Dutch and Afrikaans short form (hypocorism) of the given name Jacobus and a surname. People with this name include:
Goes, de Goes and van der Goes are surnames. They may refer to:
Van Keulen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Cologne". Van Ceulen is an archaic spelling variant. People with this name include:
Spaan or van Spaan is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: