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 ...
originating from the given name "Denijs" (
Denis
Denis may refer to:
People
* Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris
* Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure
* Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary
* Denis the Carthusian (1402–14 ...
Hubert Nyssen
Hubert Nyssen (born 11 April 1925 – 12 November 2011) was a Belgian-French writer, publisher and founder of the Éditions Actes Sud.
Biography
Hubert Nyssen grew up in Boitsfort (today a commune in Brussels) and settled in Provence in 1968. ...
(1925–2011), Belgian writer and publisher
See also
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De Nijs De Nijs is a Dutch patronymic surname originating from the given name "Denijs" (=DenisPeople with this surname include:
* E. Breton de Nijs, pseudonym of Rob Nieuwenhuys (1908–1999), Dutch writer of Indo descent
* Jack de Nijs (1941–1997), Dut ...
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Nijs Nijs is a Dutch patronymic surname originating from the given name "Nijs", a short form of ''Denijs'' (Denis).
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Nissen (surname) Nissen is a surname. As a Danish surname it is a patronymic surname, patronymic meaning "son of Nis" (Danish short form of Nicholas). Notable people with the surname include:
*Georg Nikolaus von Nissen (1761–1826), Danish diplomat and writer, and ...