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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 ...

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

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Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

. Once a very common name in the northern part of the Netherlands, its popularity has steadily declined since 1900.Antje
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Meertens Institute The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam is a research institute for Dutch language and culture within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (''Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen'' or KNAW). ...

database of given names in the Netherlands.

People

* Antje "Nina" Baanders-Kessler (1915–2002), Dutch sculptor and medalist *

Antje Blumenthal Antje Blumenthal (born 25 December 1947 in Itzehoe) is a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany), CDU. From 2001 to 2009, she was a member of the Bundestag. External links Official website
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(born 1947), German politician, member of the Christian Democratic Union *

Antje Boetius Antje Boetius (born 5 March 1967) is a German people, German marine biology, marine biologist. She is a professor of geomicrobiology at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, University of Bremen.

(born 1967), German marine biologist *

Antje Buschschulte Antje Buschschulte (born 27 December 1978 in Berlin) is a former German swimmer. Her best disciplines were the short distance backstroke and freestyle races. Buschschulte swam for the sporting club SC Magdeburg. She participated in Olympic Games ...

(born 1978), German swimmer *

Antje Duvekot Antje Duvekot ( ; born 1974) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts. She holds three top songwriting awards including the Kerrville New Folk Competition's Best New Folk Award, Boston Music Award for Outstanding ...

(born 1976), singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts * Antje Danielson (born 1957), German-born American geochemist, co-founder of Zipcar * Antje Frank (born 1968), German rower * (1951–1993), German television presenter * Antje Gleichfeld (born 1938), German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres *

Antje Harvey Antje Harvey (born May 10, 1967 in Magdeburg, as Antje Misersky) is a former German cross-country skier and biathlete. She began her career as cross country skier and was a member of the East German team that won the 4 × 5 km bronze medal a ...

(born 1967), German cross country skier and biathlete *

Antje Huber Antje Huber (23 May 1924 – 30 September 2015) was a German politician who was the Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health from 1976 to 1982.Antje Jackelén Antje Jackelén (; born 4 June 1955) is archbishop emerita and primate emerita (''prima inter pares'') of the Church of Sweden, the national church. On 15 October 2013, she was elected the 70th Archbishop of Uppsala and formally received through ...

(born 1955), Swedish Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala * (born 1945), German medical doctor and TV presenter of health related programs * Antje Angela Malestein (born 1993), Dutch handball player * Antje Geertje "Ans" Markus (born 1947), Dutch painter * Antje Möldner-Schmidt (born 1984), German middle-distance runner * Antje Nikola Mönning (born 1978), German actress *

Antje Paarlberg Antje Paarlberg née Waagmeester (16 February 1808 – 28 October 1885) is known as the inspiration for the novel "So Big". Chicago area author Edna Ferber used South Holland, Illinois, its pioneers and onion farms as background for her 1924 ...

(1808–1885), Dutch emigrant to the United States, inspiration for the novel "So Big" * Antje Elisabeth "Anne" van Schuppen (born 1960), Dutch long-distance runner *

Antje Stille Antje Stille (born 8 September 1961) is a retired German swimmer. In February–March 1976 she set two world records in the 200 m backstroke. Later that year she competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events and f ...

(born 1961), East German swimmer *

Antje Rávic Strubel Antje is a female name. It is a Low German and Dutch diminutive form of Anna. Once a very common name in the northern part of the Netherlands, its popularity has steadily declined since 1900.Antje Traue Antje Traue (; born 18 January 1981) is a German actress. She appeared in her first English-language role for the film ''Pandorum''. Internationally, she is best known for her portrayal of the villain Faora in the 2013 Superman movie '' Man of S ...

(born 1981), German actress *

Antje Vollmer Antje Vollmer (born 31 May 1943) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens. From 1994 to 2005, she was one of the vice presidents of the German parliament, the ''Bundestag''. Education and early career Vollmer was born in Lübbeck ...

(born 1943), German Green Party politician *

Antje Vowinckel Antje Vowinckel (born December 14, 1964) is a Berlin-based German sound artist, radio artist, and musician. Early life Vowinckel was born in Hagen. She had flute, guitar, and piano lessons as a child, later playing the flute in a student orches ...

(born 1964), German radio artist and musician *

Antje Weithaas Antje Weithaas (born 1966) is a German classical violinist. Apart from solo recitals and chamber music performances, she has played with leading orchestras in Europe, Asia and the United States. Career Born in Guben, Weithaas studied at the H ...

(born 1966), German classical violinist *

Antje Zöllkau Antje Zöllkau (née Kempe, born 22 June 1963) is a German former javelin thrower who represented East Germany. The 1982 European silver medallist, her best javelin throw of 72.16 metres in 1984, ranks her in the world all-time top 10 for the P ...

(born 1963), East German javelin thrower

Fictional

Frau Antje Frau Antje is a Dutch character used in the advertising of cheese (and other dairy products). "Frau" is German for "Ms.", and "Antje" is a first name that is as acceptable in German as it is in Dutch: the character was created specifically for the ...

, fictional Dutch character used in the advertising of Dutch cheese in Germany

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