IJsbrand is a Dutch male

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of late Old Dutch or early Middle Dutch origins. The first syllable, "eis" (or ijs/ys), is derived from the old West Germanic word for ''iron''. The second syllable, "brand" (or brandt), means ''fire'' but was traditionally also used as kenning for ''sword''. The NRC birth registry thus suggests the meaning "iron sword". The name is at least as old as the 12th century, when it was a distinguished name for the Lords of

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

. After it had caught on as a common given name, ''IJsbrand'' remained popular throughout Dutch history and up to the present day. According to the figures of the , the organization that implements national insurance schemes in the Netherlands, the year 2009 saw the name IJsbrand given to 4 newborn boys in The Netherlands; in the same year the alternative spelling Ysbrand had a count of 5. The Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands reports a total of 1687 people with the spelling IJsbrand and 321 with the spelling Ysbrand as first or middle name, with other spellings occurring with 25 or fewer counts.

Notable IJsbrands

IJsbrand Chardon IJsbrand Chardon (born 2 January 1961) is a Dutch equestrian and multiple World Champion at the World Equestrian Games. Chardon competes in the driving disciplines and became World Champion for the first time in 1988, when he won the gold medal ...

(1961-), Dutch equestrian *

IJsbrand van Diemerbroeck Isbrand van Diemerbroeck (also Ijsbrand or Ysbrand) (13 December 1609 – 16 November 1674) was a Dutch physician, anatomist, and professor. Biography Isbrand van Diemrbroeck was born in Montfoort in 1609. He studied first in Utrecht, and then i ...

(1609–1674), Dutch physician and anatomist *

IJsbrand Godske IJsbrand Godske (also spelled Isbrand, Usbrand, Goske, or Godsken) ( 1626 – after 1689) was the second Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony. After the death of Governor Pieter Hackius's on 30 November 1671, Godske was appointed to succeed him wi ...

(1626-1689), Governor of the Cape Colony (South Africa) from 1672 to 1676 * (1743–1812), Dutch head of state for two weeks in 1796 under the

Batavian Republic The Batavian Republic ( nl, Bataafse Republiek; french: République Batave) was the successor state to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on 19 January 1795 and ended on 5 June 1806, with the accession of Louis Bona ...

References

External links

Dutch male given names 2009

Meertens Institute documentation of IJsbrand
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