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Molenaar is a
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 ...
deriving from the
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 ...
word for "
miller A miller is a person who operates a Gristmill, mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Mill (grinding), Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surname ...
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Beau Molenaar Beau Molenaar (born 10 March 1985) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwegian club Åkra IL, having previously played for FK Haugesund, Notodden FK, Apollon Limassol, AZ, FC Omniworld Almere City Football Club is a Dutch p ...
(born 1985), a Dutch football goalkeeper *
Cees Molenaar Cees () is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of Cornelis. Since, as in English, the letter "c" before "e" is normally pronounced in Dutch, the alternative spelling Kees is more common. Notable people named Cees include: * Cees Andries ...
(1928–1979), founder of the football club AZ *
Dee Molenaar Dee Molenaar (June 21, 1918 – January 19, 2020) was an American mountaineer, author and artist. He is best known as the author of ''The Challenge of Rainier'', first published in 1971 and considered the definitive work on the climbing history ...
(1918–2020), an American mountaineer, author and artist *
Frans Molenaar Frans Molenaar (; 11 May 1940 – 9 January 2015) was a Dutch fashion designer.Frans Molenaar. Geschiedenis
(1940–2015), a Dutch fashion designer *
Hillie Molenaar Hillie Molenaar (born 22 May 1945, Sneek) is a Dutch documentary film director. She left school at 15 and worked as a cleaner, waitress, and bookkeeper before finding her niche as a documentary filmmaker in 1974 when, at the age of 29, she made ...
(born 1945), a Dutch documentary film director * Jan Molenaar (1958–2009), perpetrator of the Napier shootings in New Zealand *
Keje Molenaar Cornelis Ignatius Maria (Keje) Molenaar (born 29 September 1958 in Volendam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender. Molenaar made his professional debut at FC Volendam and also played for Ajax Amsterdam, Feyenoord Rotterd ...
(born 1958), a Dutch footballer * Klaas Molenaar (1921–1996), founder of the football club AZ *
Marjolijn Molenaar Marjolijn Molenaar (born October 24, 1983 in Leiderdorp) is a former Dutch international cricketer who made 15 appearances in Women's One Day Internationals for the Netherlands national women's cricket team between 2001 and 2006. A right-arm medium ...
(born 1983), a Dutch cricketer *
Peter Molenaar Peter C. M. Molenaar (born 1946) is a Dutch developmental and mathematical psychologist who is Distinguished Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). He is the editor-in-chief of ''Multivari ...
(born 1946), Dutch psychologist *
Robert Molenaar Robert Molenaar (born 27 February 1969) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda. He played as a centre-back for FC Volendam, Leeds United, Bradford City and RBC Roosenda ...
(born 1969), a Dutch footballer *
Tim Molenaar Tim Molenaar (born 19 February 1981 in Masterton, New Zealand) is a rugby union player for Moseley in the RFU Championship. He plays as a centre. Molenaar signed for Gloucester Rugby from Nottingham in August 2009 after a deal to sign Seru Rabe ...
(born 1981), a New Zealand rugby player *
Willem Molenaar Joseph Pieter Anne Willem Molenaar (born 20 September 1945) is a Dutch cricket umpire whose international career has spanned from the early 1980s through to the early 2010s. Molenaar first umpired an international match in 1983, when he officiat ...
(born 1945), a Dutch cricket umpire Moolenaar is the surname of: *
Bram Moolenaar Bram Moolenaar (born 1961, Lisse) is a Dutch computer programmer and an active member of the open-source software community. He is the original author, maintainer, release manager, and benevolent dictator for life of Vim, a vi-derivative tex ...
(born 1961), a Dutch computer programmer *
John Moolenaar John Robert Moolenaar ( ; born May 8, 1961) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 4th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Michigan House of Representatives ...
(born 1961), an American politician from Michigan


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Mulder Mulder is a surname of two possible origins: Dutch and German. It may be Dutch language occupational surname. It is an archaic Dutch word for "miller" (modern Dutch: ''molenaar''). With 38,207 people in the Netherlands named Mulder, it was the 12t ...
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Smulders Smulders is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a compression of "des mulders", meaning "the miller's son". Notable people with this surname include: * Ans Smulders (born 1951), Dutch artistic gymnast * (1863–1934), Dutch composer, pianist and n ...
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