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Ouwehand is a Dutch surname. It translates to "old hand", but is thought to derive from ''Ouwehan'' (" Han Sr."), akin to ''Ouwejans'' ("John Sr.") and Jongejans ("John Jr."), or have been a misreading of ''Ouweland'' ("old land"). People with the surname include: * Cornelis Ouwehand, (1920–1996), Dutch anthropologist * Cornelis Willem "Cor" Ouwehand (1892–1951), at "Biografieën van Nederlandse ondernemers" Dutch entrepreneur and founder of the ** Ouwehands Dierenpark, a zoo in Rhenen. * Esther Ouwehand, (born 1976), Dutch politician * |
Dutch Surname
Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name is usually gender-specific. Dutch given names A Dutch child's birth and given name(s) must be officially registered by the parents within 3 days after birth. It is not uncommon to give a child several given names. Usually the first one is for daily use, often in a diminutive form. Traditionally, Catholics often chose Latinisation of names, Latinized names for their children, such as ''Catharina'' and ''Wilhelmus'', while Protestants more commonly chose simple Dutch forms such as ''Trijntje'' and ''Willem''. In both cases, names were often shortened for everyday use (''Wilhelmus'' and ''Willem'' became ''Wim''). In 2014 39% of Dutch children received one name, another 38% were given two names, 20% had three names, 2% got four names and only a few hundred children had five or more given names. Dutch (Netherlands) naming law (given names) The Dutch people, Dutch naming legislation allows nearly all given na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han (given Name)
Han is a Dutch masculine given name. It can be a short form of Johannes or of Hendrik/ Henricus. People with the name include: Masculine given name *Han Ahmedow (1936–2006), Prime Minister of Turkmenistan * Han Bennink (born 1942), Dutch jazz musician *Han van den Berg (born 1925), Dutch rower * Han Berger (born 1950), Dutch football player and coach *Han Bergsma (born 1961), Dutch sailor *Han ten Broeke (born 1969), Dutch VVD politician *Han Dade (1878–1940), Dutch sports director, co-founder of FC Ajax * Han T. Dinh, director of vehicle engineering for the United States Postal Service *Han van Dissel (born 1956), Dutch business theorist *Han Drijver (1927–1986), Dutch field hockey player *Han Grijzenhout (born 1932), Dutch football player and manager *Han Groenewegen (1888–1980), Dutch architect * Han G. Hoekstra (1908–1988), Dutch poet and children's writer *Han Hollander (1886–1943), Dutch radio sports journalist *Han Hoogerbrugge (born 1963), Dutch digital art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jongejans
Jongejan and Jongejans are Dutch surnames meaning "young John('s)". The name originated to distinguish a younger family member "Jan" from a senior one, like a father or an older brother. The latter was not uncommon; Dutch convention was to name the two oldest sons after each grandfather, who may both have been called "Jan". The common surname De Jong has a similar origin. at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with these surnames include: * (born 1985), Dutch speed skater * |
Cornelis Ouwehand
Cornelis Ouwehand (1920–1996) was a Dutch anthropologist and a scholar of Japanese folklore. He is considered the founder of Japanese Studies in Switzerland. Career Cornelis Ouwehand was born in Leiden on 10 November 1920. He began his studies in 1938, and at the University of Leiden he completed the training course for the Indonesian Civil Service. He studied also Japanese, Chinese, and Cultural Anthropology. In 1968, he took up the Japanese Chair in the Ostasiatisches Seminar at the University of Zürich, a position which Ouwehand held until his retirement in 1986. He died in Heiloo, the Netherlands, on 5 September 1996. Works In 1964, Cornelis Ouwehand published his Doctor of Letters thesis entitled ''Namazu-e and their Themes: an interpretative approach to some aspects of Japanese folk religion'', a detailed, structuralist study of catfish images ('' namazu-e''). The book was translated in Japan in 1979 as ''Namazu-e. Minzokuteki Sôzôryoku No Sekai'' 鯰 çµµ - æ°‘ä¿—çš ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouwehands Dierenpark
Ouwehands Dierenpark is a zoo in Rhenen, in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The zoo is located on the Laarschenberg, a "mountain" that makes up the south-eastern tip of the great Utrecht Hill Ridge. History Chicken farm The zoo's founder, Cor Ouwehand, had moved from Rotterdam to Rhenen to start a cigar factory, but changed his mind and started a chicken farm on the Grebbeberg in 1919, where he held a number of other animals as well, including raccoons, peacocks, and pheasants, quickly drawing public interest. 1930s During the Great Depression of the 1930s the chicken farm lost much of its business, though people kept coming to look at the animals, leading Ouwehand to turn his farm into a zoo. He visited European zoos to gather ideas, and opened his on 18 June 1932. The war and after The park's commercial success had an unintended side effect. In the run-up to World War II, the Dutch government attempted to secure its defenses against a German invasion. The Grebbe li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Ouwehand
Esther Ouwehand (born 10 June 1976) is a Dutch politician and former marketing manager serving as leader of the Party for the Animals ( nl, Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD) and its parliamentary group in the House of Representatives since 2019. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2006 election with two interruptions. Biography Personal life Esther Ouwehand went to secondary school in Katwijk, where she finished her vwo (Dutch pre-university education). She studied "Policy, communication and organisation" ( nl, beleid, communicatie en organisatie) at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, which she did not finish. Ouwehand is married and currently resides in Leiden. She was raised a Protestant but is currently an agnostic. She is vegan. Dutch webzine Lords of Metal conducted an interview with Esther Ouwehand in which she told about her deep rooted passion for hard rock and heavy metal music, in particular stoner metal. Career Initially, she di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem H
Willem () is a Dutch and West FrisianRienk de Haan, ''Fryske Foarnammen'', Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij), , p. 158. masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Guillaume in French, Guilherme in Portuguese, Guillermo in Spanish and Wilhelm in German. Nicknames that are derived from Willem are Jelle, Pim, Willie, Willy and Wim. Given name *Willem Cody (2007-Present), Active Serbian terrorist, Leader of the Serbian World Republic, Intolerably based * Willem I (1772–1843), King of the Netherlands * Willem II (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands * Willem III (1817–1890), King of the Netherlands * Willem of the Netherlands (1840–1879), Dutch prince *Willem-Alexander (b. 1967), King of the Netherlands *Willem Aantjes (b. 1923), Dutch politician *Willem Adelaar (b. 1948), Dutch linguist *Willem Andriessen (1887–1964), Dutch pianist and composer *Willem Arondeus (1894–1943), Dutch artist and au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
