Arjen (also spelled as Arjan) is a given name, a variant of the
Dutch/
Finnish name
Adrian. Arjen (sometimes also Ariën) is derived from the Latin name Adrianus.
The name Adrianus means "native of, from Adria", a place near Venice. Adria is associated with Latin ater, meaning "dull black" or "dark", a reference to the dark sands along the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Hadrian is the name of a famous Roman emperor (his family was from Hadria in the Picenum countryside). Adrian VI (1522-1523) was the first Dutch pope. The name Arjen is mainly found in the Netherlands.
Notable people with the name include:
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Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born 1960), Dutch composer and musician
*Arjen Douwes Dekker (born 1996), Dutch-Spanish historian
*Arjen Eggebeen (born 1996), Dutch music producer known by the name Ahrix
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Arjen Lenstra (born 1956), Dutch mathematician
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Arjen Lubach (born 1979), Dutch comedian
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Arjen Robben (born 1984), Dutch former professional footballer
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Arjen Roelofs (1754–1828), Dutch astronomer
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Arjen Teeuwissen (born 1971), Dutch equestrian
*Arjen Tuiten (born 1980), Dutch makeup effects artist who worked on
Pan's Labyrinth
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and inherited
Rick Baker's company
*Arjen Lantis (born 1986), Italian Nail Artist and International Master Instructor freelance. Owner of Arjen Lantis Nails, Studio in the centre of
Parma.
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Dutch masculine given names