Christiaens or Christiaans 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
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patronymic surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames.
For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...
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Christiaan's") most common in
East
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
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Christiaens
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this name include:
* Adèle Christiaens (1909–?), Belgian fencer
* Chris Christiaens (born 1940), American (Montana) Democratic politician
*Elsje Christiaens
Elsje Christiaens ( in Jutland – 1664 in Amsterdam) was a Danish girl who, aged 18, murdered her landlady with an axe in Amsterdam. She confessed and was executed. Her body was exhibited at the Volewijk, a field on the northern shore of the ...
(c.1646–1664), Danish-born murderer, executed in Amsterdam and depicted by Rembrandt
*Jeffrey Christiaens
Jeffrey Mallen Christiaens (born 17 May 1991) is a Filipino Belgian former footballer who mainly played as a winger. He last played for Filipino side Ceres–Negros. He also represented the Philippines at international level.
Career
Club ...
(born 1991), Belgian-born Filipino footballer
*Jo Christiaens
Jo Christiaens (born 17 April 1988) is a Belgian former professional footballer, who played as a defender, and current head coach of Lierse Kempenzonen.
Managerial career
Having retired at the end of the 2019–20 season, Christiaens was appo ...
(born 1988), Belgian football defender
*Josef Christiaens
Josef Henri Charles Christiaens, sometimes spelt Joseph (16 June 1882 – 25 February 1919), was a Belgian engineer, racecar driver and aviator.
Biography
Christiaens was born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode on 16 June 1882 to a prosperous Belgian ...
(1882–1919), Belgian engineer, racecar driver and aviator
References
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Dutch-language surnames
Surnames of Belgian origin
Patronymic surnames