Sem is a masculine given name. The Dutch name is the Biblical Shem (son of Noah) and perhaps sometimes a variant of the West Frisian name Sjamme. [1] People with the name include:
Roel son of almighty Zeus and beautiful mortal Alcmene, was the strongest man who ever lived. Now when Roel was eight months old, he woke one night to find a monstrous snake had coiled itself around him. Instead of crying out, baby Roel wrapped his tiny powerful hands around the meaty throat of the snake and choked it to death.
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:
Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch origin, meaning green. The name may refer to:
Verhoeven is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The name is a contraction of van der Hoeven, meaning "from the homestead". In 2007, Verhoeven was the 44th most common name in the Netherlands. People with this surname include:
Krol is a surname of several possible origins.
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:
Dekker is a Dutch occupational surname equivalent to English Thatcher. Notable people with the surname include:
Van Dam is a Dutch toponymic surname. People with this name include:
Visscher is a Dutch occupational surname. Visscher is an archaic spelling of Dutch visser meaning "fisherman". Varianta are Visschers and De Visscher. The latter form is now most common in East Flanders. Notable people with the surname include:
Wiersma is a surname of West Frisian origin. It originated as a patronymic surname, "son of Wier", an old Frisian name that was a contraction of German -wig- ("battle") and -her- ("lord"). Notable people with the surname include:
Huisman is an occupational surname of Dutch origin. "Huisman" translates to houseman, and is an archaic term for a farmer who owns his farm. Common variations are Huismann, Huismans, Huijsman, Huijsmans, Huysman, and Huysmans. People with this surname include:
Rutger is a male given name common in the Netherlands, and a cognate of the first name Roger.
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:
De Wit or de Wit is a surname of Dutch origin meaning "the white (one)", thought to be generally a reference to blond hair. In 2007, 24,904 people had this name in Netherlands alone, making it the 21st most common name in that country. Variant forms are De With, De Witt, De Witte and, especially in North America, DeWitt. People with the name include:
Sem "Semtex" Braan is a Dutch Muay Thai super middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mejiro Gym. He is the 2008 It's Showtime Reality Show winner currently competing in the It's Showtime 77MAX division.
Bijl or Byl is a Dutch surname. "Bijl" means "axe" in Dutch, and the name may be a metonymic occupational surname referring to a butcher or lumberjack. It can also be of Matronymic origin, referring to a short form of Sibylla. People with this surname include:
Van der Linden is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the linden tree". It can also be spelled Vander Linden or Vanderlinden. Notable people with the surname include:
Klijn is a Dutch family name.
De Smet or Desmet is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a regional form of "the smith" very common in East and West Flanders. It was the tenth most common name in Belgium in 1997. Notable people with the surname include:
Joeri is a Dutch transliteration of the Slavic masculine given name Yury (George) and as such a given name in Belgium and the Netherlands since the early 1960s. It is occasionally spelled Joerie. People with this name include: