Akkerman
or Akkermans
is a
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
surname meaning "man from/working on the field", "farmer". Notable people with the surname include:
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Jan Akkerman
Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus (band), Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. After leaving Focus, he continued as a solo musician, adding ja ...
(born 1946), Dutch musician and composer
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Peter Akkermans
Peter M. M. G. Akkermans (born Hulsberg, 14 November 1957) is a Dutch archaeologist and Professor of Ancient Near Eastern archaeology at Leiden University. (born 1957), Dutch archaeologist and professor
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Piet Akkermans (1942–2002), former rector of the College of Europe
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Doreen Akkerman (born 1940), prominent member of cancer research. set up cancer information services in Australia, Canada and Singapore. Was honored with an Order of Australia. Inaugural president of the International Cancer Information and Support Service
See also
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Akkerman (disambiguation) Akkerman may refer to:
Places
* Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, a city in Ukraine
* Akkerman Oblast, a region in Ukraine
*Akerman Fortress; see Tyras
Other uses
* Akkerman (surname)
* Akkerman Inc., a construction equipment manufacturer in Brownsdale, ...
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Ackerman (surname) Acker comes from German or Old English, meaning "ploughed field"; it is related to or an alternate spelling of the word ''acre''. Therefore, Ackermann means " ploughman". Ackerman is also a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish origin with the ...
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Ackermann (surname) Ackermann is a surname. "Acker" comes from German or Old English, meaning "field", and is related to the word "acre". ''Ackermann'' means "farmer" (literally: "fieldman"). Notable people with the surname, also spelled Akkermann. include:
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Akerman Akerman is a surname. People with the name include:
*Alexander Akerman (1869–1948), American lawyer and judge
*Amos T. Akerman (1821–1880), US Attorney General
*Chantal Akerman (1950-2015), Belgian film director, artist and professor
*Clive Ak ...
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Åkerman
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Ackermans (disambiguation) Ackermans is a retail store based in South Africa.
Ackermans may also refer to:
* Stan Ackermans (1936–1995), Dutch mathematician
*Ackermans & van Haaren, Belgian holding company
See also
* Ackerman (disambiguation)
* Ackermann (disambiguation) ...
References
{{Surname, Akkerman
Dutch-language surnames
Occupational surnames