Peeters is a Dutch-language patronymic surname, equivalent to Peters. It is the most common surname in Belgium, and is particularly common in the province of Antwerp, but also in Flemish Brabant and Belgian Limburg. Notable people with the surname 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.
Kuijpers or Kuypers is a Dutch surname corresponding to the English Cooper. Variant spellings are Kuipers, Kuiper, and Cuypers.
Cuypers is a variation of the Dutch surname Kuipers and, has the same meaning as the English surname Cooper or Coopers. People with this surname include:
Smet is a Dutch occupational surname. Smet is a regional form of Smid ("Smith") and is equivalent to the more abundant surname Smit. It is common in East Flanders. People named Smet include:
Antoon is a Dutch masculine given name that is an alternate form of Antonius used in Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia, a nickname and a surname. Antoon is also a transliteration of Arabic أنطون, also spelt Antoun, and typically used as both a given name and surname of Christian Arabs. Notable people with the name Antoon include:
Pauwels is a Flemish patronymic surname derived from the personal name Pauwel, a vernacular form of Paul. Notable people with the name include:
Pieters is a Dutch surname, equivalent to Peters. It can refer to:
De Groote is a Dutch surname meaning "the big one". It is most common in Flanders and sometimes is concatenated as DeGroote or Degroote. People with this name include:
Smeets is a Limburgian surname meaning smith. The surname hails specifically from the Limburg region spanning parts of the Southern Netherlands and Eastern Belgium.
Vissers is a Dutch occupational surname, meaning "fisherman's". Notable people with the surname include:
Smets is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a common name in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Flemish Brabant. Despite its similarity to the Dutch surnames Smet, Smits, and Smeets, each equivalent to Smith, Smets (sometimes?) originated from "des Mets", short for "des Metselaars". People named Smets include:
Schoemaker is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "shoemaker". People with this name include:
Meuleman is a Dutch surname meaning "mill man". It originally could have referred to a miller or to someone who lived near a wind or water mill. Among variant forms are Meulemans, Meulman(s) and Moleman(s). People with this name include:
Lamme Goedzak is a character in Charles De Coster's novel The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak (1867). He is the best friend of Thyl Ulenspiegel. While Ulenspiegel himself is derived from Dutch-German-Flemish folklore Lamme Goedzak is entirely created by De Coster. Despite this he has become one of the most recognizable Flemish folklore characters since.
De Decker is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "the thatcher". A variant spelling is De Dekker. In West Flanders the name is usually agglutinated to Dedecker. People with this name include:
Ruben Nicolai is a Dutch television presenter and comedian. He is known as one of the comedians in the television show De Lama's together with Tijl Beckand, Ruben van der Meer and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. He has also presented many television shows, including Lego Masters and The Masked Singer.
Tijl Faveyts is a Belgian operatic bass. A current member of the Komische Oper Berlin, he has performed leading roles such as Mozart's Sarastro and Hunding in Wagner's Die Walküre at major opera houses, concert halls and festivals, and made recordings.
Events in the year 2023 in Belgium.
Tijl De Decker was a Belgian racing cyclist. He was the younger brother of cyclist Alfdan De Decker.
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