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Verhoek
Verhoek is a Dutch toponymic surname. It is a contraction of van der Hoek, meaning "from the corner". Notable people with the surname include: *Gijsbert Verhoek (1644–1690), Dutch Golden Age painter, brother of Pieter *Iris Verhoek (born 2001), Dutch singer *John Verhoek (born 1989), Dutch footballer, brother of Wesley *Peter Verhoek (born 1955), New Zealand cricketer *Pieter Verhoek (1633–1702), Dutch Golden Age painter, brother of Gijsbert *Wesley Verhoek Wesley Verhoek () (born 25 September 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He was known as a striker who can also play as a winger on either side of the pitch. He spent most of his professional career at ADO Den Haag at different p ... (born 1986), Dutch footballer, brother of John References {{surname, Verhoek Dutch-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Verhoek
Wesley Verhoek () (born 25 September 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He was known as a striker who can also play as a winger on either side of the pitch. He spent most of his professional career at ADO Den Haag at different positions in attack. His younger brother John is also a professional footballer and Wesley played alongside his brother in the last four months of his ADO career, when the latter was loaned out by Stade Rennes to the Hague football club. After 8 years at ADO, Verhoek transferred to FC Twente in the 2012 winter transfer window, but was traded 7 months later to Feyenoord for Jerson Cabral, who went in the opposite direction. Career ADO Den Haag Born in Leidschendam, Verhoek's career began when he signed a professional contract with ADO Den Haag, after the winter break in 2004–05 he played his first match in the first team of ADO Den Haag. Verhoek also played for the Dutch youth squad. In August 2011, ADO Den Haag and Nottingham Forest ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Verhoek
John Verhoek (born 25 March 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hansa Rostock. Career Verhoek had stints at ADO Den Haag and Dordrecht. Verhoek joined Rennes in January 2011 for a fee of €500,000 after spending six months with Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie, the second level of Dutch football. He joined MSV Duisburg in 2018 but left Duisburg on 19 July 2019 for Hansa Rostock, signing a deal with them that will keep him there until 2021. Personal life John Verhoek's brother Wesley Verhoek Wesley Verhoek () (born 25 September 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He was known as a striker who can also play as a winger on either side of the pitch. He spent most of his professional career at ADO Den Haag at different p ... is also a professional footballer. Career statistics Club References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Verhoek, John 1989 births Living people People from Leidschendam Association football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Verhoek
Iris Verhoek (born 12 September 2001) is a Dutch singer who won the 6th season of ''The Voice Kids'' in 2017. Biography In 2011 Verhoek had already won the Zeewoldse kidssongfestival and played Keesie in the musical '' Kruimeltje''. In 2012 musical producer Albert Verlinde announced that Verhoek was going to be playing one of the leading players in the musical ''Annie''. At the age of 12, Verhoek participated in ''The Voice Kids ''The Voice Kids'' is a version of ''The Voice'' TV series franchise in which children participate. Versions The first such variation was '' The Voice Kids'' from the Netherlands, which was followed by other international variants: : Franchise wi ...'' season 3. She didn't make it into the finals. In 2017 she participated again, winning the finals on 21 April 2017. Her first single ''Battlecry'', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Verhoek
Pieter Verhoek (1633 in Bodegraven – 1702 in Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age poet and marble painter. According to Houbraken he was the brother of Gysbert Verhoek.Pieter Verhoek Biography in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by , courtesy of the He was the pupil of |
Gijsbert Verhoek
Gysbert, or Gijsbert Verhoek (1644 in Bodegraven – 1690 in Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to Houbraken he was the younger brother (by 11 years) of the glass painter Pieter Verhoek, who learned to paint from Jacob van der Ulft in Gorinchem.Gijsbert Verhoek Biography in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by , courtesy of the He learned to paint from his brother Pieter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Verhoek
Peter Verhoek (born 16 September 1955 in Auckland) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Central Districts Stags The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield firs .... He scored 171 runs in seven first class matches. External links * * 1955 births Living people Cricketers from Auckland New Zealand cricketers Central Districts cricketers 20th-century New Zealand people {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Den Hoek
Van den Hoek is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the corner". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Variations on the name include Van Hoek, Van der Hoek, Van den Hoeck, Van den Hoecke, and concatenated forms of these. The surname is a contraction of "Van der Hoek". People with these surnames include: ;Van den Hoek * Aad van den Hoek (born 1951), Dutch racing cyclist * |
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] |
Toponymic Surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name."Toponymic Surnames as Evidence of the Origin: Some Medieval Views" , by Benjamin Z. Kedar. This can include specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or of lands that they held, or can be more generic, derived from topographic features.Iris Shagir, "The Medieval Evolution of By-naming: Notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem", ''In Laudem Hierosolymitani'' (Shagir, Ellenblum & Riley-Smith, eds.), Ashgate Publishing, 2007, pp. 49-59. Toponymic surnames originated as non-hereditary personal s, and only subsequently came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
