Nijman is a Dutch surname. Among variant forms are Neijman, Neyman , Nieman(s), and Nyman . It originated as a nickname for either an unknown or nameless person, related to modern Dutch niemand ("nobody"), or for a newcomer to a place (modern Dutch nieuw man, cognate to English Newman and German Neumann. [1] [2] People with this surname include:
Cremer is an occupational surname with the same origin as the name Kramer. Notable people with the surname include:
De Groot is a surname of Dutch origin.
Schaap is a Dutch metonymic surname meaning "sheep". Notable people with the surname include:
Oberoi is a surname originating among the Punjabi Khatri caste of northern India.
Nieman is a Dutch and Low German surname that originated as a nickname for either an unknown or nameless person or a newcomer to a place (modern Dutch nieuw man, cognate to English Newman and High German Neumann. People with this surname include:
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:
Neyman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Poels is a Dutch toponymic surname, originally referring to a location near a pool or small lake. People with this name include:
Ruud and Rud are surnames of Norwegian origin. Both are also Norwegian place names of numerous farmsteads named Rud or Ruud from Old Norse ruð meaning clearing. Ruud is also a Dutch masculine given name meaning "famous wolf" although it is also often short for Rudolf.
Harms surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Op zoek naar Zorro is a Dutch television talent series broadcast on AVRO from late 2010 until early 2011. It documented the search for a new, undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Zorro in the then-forthcoming stage production of Zorro, the musical with book written by Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson and music by the Gipsy Kings and John Cameron. Produced by Eyeworks for the AVRO, the series was be hosted by Frits Sissing and judged by Willem Nijholt.
Ruud Gerard Nijman is a Dutch cricket player.
De Wolf is a Dutch surname meaning "the wolf". It may be descriptive or toponymic of origin. Variations include DeWolf, De Wolfe, De Wolff, De Wulf, Dewulf and van der Wolf. People with these surnames include:
Lubbers is a Dutch patronymic surname. People with this name include:
Marijn is a Dutch unisex given name derived from Marinus. Marijne is a feminine variant. Notable people with this name include:
Marijn Elise Nijman is a former Dutch international cricketer whose career for the Dutch national side spanned from 2004 to 2011.
Max Reinier Nijman was a Surinamese singer. Born in Suriname, he moved to the Netherlands in 1968. His song "Adjosi" ("Adieu"), which sings of the homesickness of Surinamese expatriates, became his signature song, and he one of Suriname's icons.
Bosch is a popular surname in Catalan and Dutch. In both languages it is an archaic spelling of a word meaning "forest".
Kool is a Dutch patronymic surname. Kool is an archaic short form of the given name Nicolaas. Since "kool" means both "cabbage" and "coal" in modern Dutch, for some families the name could conceivably have originated as a metonymic occupational surname, referring to a cabbage farmer or seller, or coal worker. Among variant forms are Coolen, Cools, Koole, Koolen and Kools. People with the surname include:
Toon is an Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonie used in Belgium, Netherlands, South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia and Suriname. Notable people with the name include the following: