Quirijn is a Dutch masculine given name. It is a form of
Quirinus
In Roman mythology and religion, Quirinus ( , ) is an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, ''Quirinus'' was also an epithet of Janus, as ''Janus Quirinus''.
Name
Attestations
The name of god Quirinus is recorded across Roman sourc ...
. The name Quirinus became popular in the Low Countries due to the veneration of Saint
Quirinus of Neuss
Quirinus of Neuss (german: Quirin, Quirinus), sometimes called ''Quirinus of Rome'' (which is the name shared by another martyr) is venerated as a martyr and saint of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. His cult was centered at Neuss in G ...
.Quirinus at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. The name took many different forms from the 15th century on: ''Corijn'', ''Crijn'', ''Krijn'', ''Quirijn'' and ''Quiringh''. Among female versions are ''Krijntje'' and ''Quirine''. People with these names include:
;Quirijn
* Quirijn Boel (1620–1668), Flemish engraver
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Quirijn van Brekelenkam
Quirijn or Quiringh Gerritsz van Brekelenkam (1622/29, Zwammerdam – 1669/79, Leiden),entry in the
(c.1625–c.1670), Dutch genre painter
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Quirijn Jansz Damast
Quirijn Jansz Damast (1580 – 1638), was a Dutch linen weaver and mayor of Haarlem, best known today for his portrait painted by Frans Hals.
Biography
Quirijn Damast was the son of Jan Damast Crijnsz from Courtrai. He became a damask weaver l ...
(1580–1638), Dutch linen weaver and mayor of Haarlem
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Quirijn Gunning
Quirijn Willem Marinus Gunning (born 18 March 1991) is a Dutch international cricketer who made his debut for the Dutch national side in June 2013. He is a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Gunning was born in Amsterdam, and plays his club cricket ...
(born 1991), Dutch cricketer
* (1787–1860), Dutch navy officer, writer, painter and entomologist
;Crijn / Krijn
* Krijn, name given to a Neanderthal man, whose fossil was discovered off the Dutch coast
* (born 1941), Dutch actor and television director
* (1917–1943), Dutch resistance fighter in World War II
* Crijn Fredericks, chief engineer of the New Netherland colony in 1625 and 1626
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Crijn Hendricksz Volmarijn
Crijn Hendricksz Volmarijn (1601 in Rotterdam – 1645 in Rotterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
According to the RKD he was a follower of Caravaggio known for his historical allegories.Quirine Lemoine (born 1991), Dutch tennis player
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Quirine Oosterveld
Quirine Oosterveld (born , Almere) is a Dutch female volleyball player. She is a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team and played for Alterno Apeldoorn in 2014.
She was part of the Dutch national team at the 2014 FIVB Volle ...
(born 1990), Dutch volleyball player
* (born 1972), Dutch cellist