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Maas (surname)
Maas is a Dutch and North German patronymic surname, from an archaic short form of Thomas. It could also be a toponymic surname derived from the river Maas (french: Meuse). The surname is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 43rd in 2007 (16,070 people).Leender BrouwerThe top 100 surnames in the Netherlands/ref> People with the surname Maas include: * Abe Maas (1855–1941), German-born American founder of the ''Maas Brothers'' stores * Adriana Maas (1702–1746), Dutch stage actress * Allan Maas (1922–2014), Australian rules footballer *Annelies Maas (born 1960), Dutch swimmer *Anthony Maas (1859–1927), German-born American exegete * Benjamin Maas (born 1989), German footballer *Bill Maas (born 1962), American football player * Bob Maas (1907–1996), Dutch Olympic sailor *Cees Maas (born 1947), Dutch businessman, CFO of the ING Group * Cheryl Maas (born 1984), Dutch snowboarder * Chris Maas (born 1957), American canoe sailor and builder *Cornald Maas (born 1962), Dutch tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
