Lamers () 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 ...
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Low Franconian
Low Franconian, Low Frankish, NetherlandicSarah Grey Thomason, Terrence Kaufman: ''Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics'', University of California Press, 1991, p. 321. (Calling it "Low Frankish (or Netherlandish)".)Scott Shay ...
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 ...
, from the now rare given name ''Lamert'', a local form of
Lambert. Among variant spellings are ''Laamers'' and ''Laemers''.
Lamers
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands People with the surname include:
* (1834–1903), Dutch theologian
*Ine Lamers
Ardina Gerarda Maria "Ine" Lamers (born 15 May 1954) is a Dutch photographer and video installation artist,Saskia Asser (2007), ''A critical history of photography in the Netherlands.'' p. 13. who is specialized in ilfochrome photography and chrom ...
(born 1954), Dutch photographer and video installation artist
* Karl A. Lamers (born 1951), German CDU politician, NATO Parliamentary Assembly president 2010–12
* (1935–2022), German CDU politician
* (born 1964), Dutch painter and photographer
*Loiza Lamers
Loiza Lamers (born 9 January 1995) is a Dutch model and businesswoman best known for being the winner of the eighth cycle of ''Holland's Next Top Model'', and the world's first transgender winner of the global ''Top Model'' TV-franchise.
Early ...
(born 1995), Dutch model
* Martin Laamers (born 1967), Dutch football midfielder
* Rolf Lamers (1927–2016), German middle-distance runner
See also
* Lamer (surname)
*Lamer
Lamer is a jargon or slang name originally applied in cracker and phreaker culture to someone who did not really understand what they were doing. Today it is also loosely applied by IRC, BBS, demosceners, and online gaming users to anyone perceived ...
, internet pejorative
* Lammers, surname of a similar origin
References
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Dutch-language surnames
Patronymic surnames