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Jorrit Ruijs
Jorrit is a West Frisian language, West Frisian masculine given name derived via ''Jouwert'' (equivalent to Dutch ''Evert (other), Evert'') from ''Everhard'' (German "Eberhard"). It is used throughout the Netherlands since the 1960s. an Jouwert at the Meertens Institute database of given names. People with this name include: *Jorrit Bergsma (born 1986), Dutch speed skater *Jorrit Croon (born 1998), Dutch field hockey player *Jorrit Hendrix (born 1995), Dutch footballer *Jorrit Kamminga (born 1976), Dutch political scientist *Jorrit van der Kooi (born 1972), Dutch film and TV director *Jorrit Kunst (born 1989), Dutch footballer *Jorrit de Ruiter (born 1986), Dutch badminton player *Jorrit Smeets (born 1995), Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Frisian Language
West Frisian, or simply Frisian ( fy, link=no, Frysk or ; nl, Fries , also ), is a West Germanic language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland () in the north of the Netherlands, mostly by those of Frisian ancestry. It is the most widely spoken of the Frisian languages. In the study of the evolution of English, West Frisian is notable as being the most closely related foreign tongue to the various dialects of Old English spoken across the Heptarchy, these being part of the Anglo-Frisian branch of the West Germanic family. Name The name "West Frisian" is only used outside the Netherlands, to distinguish this language from the closely related Frisian languages of Saterland Frisian and North Frisian spoken in Germany. Within the Netherlands, however, "West Frisian" refers to the West Frisian dialect of the Dutch language while the West Frisian language is almost always just called "Frisian" (in Dutch: for the Frisian language and for the Dutch dialect). The unam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
