Brasser 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 ...
and German
occupational surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...
. "Brasser" in
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch is a collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects whose ancestor was Old Dutch. It was spoken and written between 1150 and 1500. Until the advent of Modern Dutch after 1500 or c. 1550, there was no overarch ...
meant "brewer" (as well as "boozer"), while the modern meaning is limited to the latter and "reveler" in general.
Brasser
at the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands
Brassere
at the Early Middle Dutch dictionary.
Notable people with this surname include:
* Govert Brasser (born 1956), Dutch sailor
* Reindert Brasser
Reindert Johannes "Jan" Brasser (20 November 1912, in Amsterdam – 30 August 1999, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially kno ...
(1912–1999), Dutch athlete
References
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Dutch-language surnames
Occupational surnames