Trijn is a Dutch female given name, related to the French name

Catherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

. The diminutive is Trijntje. Notable people with the Dutch name include:

People

* Trijn Jans, also known as (1607-1685), Dutch Mennonite * Trijn Janssens, real name of (born 1972), Dutch musician *

Trijntje Keever Trijntje Cornelisdochter Keever (10 or 16 April 1616 – 2 July 1633), nicknamed De Groote Meid (in English, ''The Big Girl''), is alleged to be the tallest female person in recorded history, standing 9 Amsterdam feet or tall at the time of her d ...

(1616-1633), tallest female person *

Trijn van Leemput Trijn van Leemput (c. 1530–1607) was a Dutch heroine of the Eighty Years' War against Spain. According to local legend in Utrecht, she led a large group of women on May 2, 1577, to the castle of Vredenburg and gave the signal to begin demo ...

(1530–1607), Dutch heroine *

Trijntje Oosterhuis Judith Katrijntje "Trijntje" Oosterhuis (; born 5 February 1973) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She formed the band Total Touch in 1990 with her brother Tjeerd Oosterhuis before she started as a solo singer. She represented the Netherlands in ...

(1973), Dutch singer *

Trijn Rembrands Trijn Rembrands (1557–1638) is known as the heroine of the Spanish Siege of Alkmaar The siege of Alkmaar (1573) was a turning point in the Eighty Years' War. The burghers of the Dutch city of Alkmaar held off the Spanish (who had set up their ...

(1557–1638), Dutch heroine *

Trijnie Rep Trijntje "Trijnie" Rep (later Roozendaal; born 4 December 1950) is a Dutch former speed skater from who competed for the Netherlands at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500 and 1000 m and finished in 20th and 24th place, respectively. The followin ...

(1950) Dutch speed-skater

Fictional characters

Trijn de Begijn Trijn is a Dutch female given name, related to the French name Catherine. The diminutive is Trijntje. Notable people with the Dutch name include: People * Trijn Jans, also known as (1607-1685), Dutch Mennonite * Trijn Janssens, real name of (bo ...

, title character in the homonymous opera by

Alphonse Olterdissen Alphonse (Alfons) Olterdissen (Maastricht, December 12, 1865 - Maastricht, February 24, 1923) was a Dutch writer, poet and composer who wrote extensively in the Maastrichtian dialect. The final stanza of his opera ''Trijn de Begijn'' eventually b ...

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