Dutch surname
Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name is usually gender-specific.
Dutch given names
A Dutch child's birth and given name(s) must be officially registered by the parents within 3 days after birth. It is not u ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Geert Groote
Gerard Groote (October 1340 – 20 August 1384), otherwise ''Gerrit'' or ''Gerhard Groet'', in Latin ''Gerardus Magnus'', was a Dutch Catholic deacon, who was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. He was a key figu ...
(1340–1384), Dutch Roman Catholic deacon and theologian
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Jan Friso Groote
Jan Friso Groote (born April 13, 1965, in Doetinchem) is a Dutch computer scientist.
Education
Groote studied computer science at Twente University obtaining his master's degree in 1988 under supervision of Ed Brinksma. He obtained his PhD t ...
(born 1965), Dutch computer scientist
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Matthias Groote
Matthias Groote (born 21 October 1973) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. From 2005 until 2016, he served as Member of the European Parliament and was a part of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament.
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(born 1973), German politician
See also
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De Groote De Groote is a Dutch surname meaning ''"the big one"''. It is most common in Flanders and sometimes is concatenated as DeGroote or Degroote. People with this name include:
* Jan de Groote (1911–1989), Dutch farmer and politician
*Koenraad Degroot ...
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De Groot De Groot () is a surname of Dutch origin.
Translating as "the great/big/large/tall" it originated as a nickname for a big or tall person.Dutch-language surnames