Douwe or Douw is a Dutch given name of West Frisian origin and probably meaning "dove" (Frisian:''dou'').Douwe
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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. Notable people with the name include: *

Douwe Amels Douwe Jorn Amels (born 16 September 1991) is a Dutch track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, becoming the first Dutchman ever to win gold in the event and the ...

(born 1991), Dutch track and field athlete *

Douwe Aukes Douwe Aukes (1612–1668) was a Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company or VOC. The Douwe Aukes class minelayer and its name-ship the HNLMS ''Douwe Aukes'' were named after him. Life He was the son of another VOC captain, also call ...

(1612–1668), Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company *

Douwe Blumberg Douwe Blumberg (pronounced "Dow", born January 30, 1965) is a bronze sculptor who is most well known for his statue of a special forces soldier on horseback commemorating Special Forces operations in Afghanistan during the opening days of Operat ...

, Dutch sculptor *

Douwe Bob Douwe Bob Posthuma (born 12 December 1992), professionally known by only his first and middle names Douwe Bob, is a Dutch singer-songwriter. He won the Dutch talent show ''De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland''. He specializes in folk and cou ...

(born 1992), Dutch singer-songwriter *

Douwe Breimer Douwe Durk Breimer (born 24 November 1943 in Oudemirdum, Netherlands) is a Dutch pharmacologist and was both rector magnificus and president of the Executive Board of Leiden University, The Netherlands. Breimer studied pharmacology at the Univer ...

(born 1943), Dutch pharmacologist *

Douwe Juwes de Dowe Douwe Juwes de Dowe (1608–1662) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from the Netherlands. Dowe was born in Leeuwarden. He was influenced by the Gouda stained glass works of the painter Dirck Reiniersz. van der Douw.Douwe Juwes de Dowe in the RKD ...

(1608–1662), Dutch Golden Age painter *

Douwe Eisenga Douwe Eisenga (born 1961, in Apeldoorn) is a Dutch composer. His most known work is ''Requiem Aeternam 1953'', composed on an occasion of the 50th North Sea flood of 1953 anniversary. Eisenga is a self-taught musician and has begun composing musi ...

(born 1961), Dutch composer *

Douwe Korff Douwe Korff (born 17 April 1951, in Amsterdam) has been professor of international law at London Metropolitan University since 2002. He is a Dutch comparative and international lawyer, specialising in human rights and data protection. In the 1970s ...

(born 1951), Dutch professor of international law at London Metropolitan University *

Douwe Sirtema van Grovestins Jonkheer Douwe Sirtema van Grovestins (Leeuwarden, Brussels, 1710 – 26 February 1778) was a Frisian courtier at the court of stadtholder William IV, Prince of Orange, and later at the court of his widow Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of ...

(1710–1778), Frisian courtier at the court of stadtholder William IV *

Douw Steyn Douw Gerbrand Steyn (born December 1952), is a South African billionaire businessman, the founder of BGL Group, a UK-based insurance and financial services company, and the parent of Comparethemarket.com. Steyn has links to South African politi ...

(born 1952), South African billionaire businessman *

Douwe de Vries Douwe de Vries (born 14 June 1982) is a Dutch former professional marathon speed skater and long track speed skater. He resides in Heerenveen, Friesland. Douwe de Vries, who was a member of the commercial team of LottoNL-Jumbo, is the current ho ...

(born 1982), Dutch marathon and long track speed skater

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