Wijnands, Wynants and variants are Dutch

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 ...

s, meaning son of Wijnand (also spelled Wijnant, Winand, and, in

Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra ...

Wynand Wynand is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Wynand Claassen (born 1951), South African rugby player *Wynand Havenga (born 1965), South African darts player *Wynand Louw (born 1961), Namibian cricket umpire *Wynand Malan (born 1 ...

). Among more common variant spellings in the Low CountriesNumbers given are individuals in the Netherlands in 2007 + in Belgium in 200

/ref> are ''Wijnands'' (3442 + 108), ''Wynants'' (28 + 1985), ''Wijnants'' (429 + 1143), ''Wynant'' (<5 + 554), ''Wijnant'' (38 + 268), and ''Wijnand'' (280 + 13). The form ''Winant'' is more common in the United States.

Surname

People with these surnames include:

Wijnands

* Ad Wijnands (born 1959), Dutch racing cyclist * (1945–1993), Dutch botanist

Wijnants

Jan Wijnants Jan Jansz Wijnants (alternatively Wynants) (1632 – buried 23 January 1684) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography He was born in Haarlem, the son of a Catholic art dealer also named Jan Wijnants.Jan Wijnants (cyclist) (born 1958), Belgian racing cyclist * Ludwig Wijnants (born 1956), Belgian professional road bicycle racer * Olaf Wijnants (born 1948), Dutch actor *

Sarah Wijnants Sarah Wijnants (born 13 October 1999) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for Anderlecht and the Belgium women's national football team (also known as the Belgian Red Flames). Club career Wijnants started her career at the youth of ...

(born 1999), Belgian football forward

Winant

* Carmen Winant (born 1983), American writer and visual artist * Ethel Winant (1922–2003), American casting director and vice-president of CBS *

Howard Winant Howard Winant (born 1946) is an American sociologist and race theorist. Winant is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Winant is best known for developing the theory of ''racial formation'' along wi ...

(born 1946), American sociologist and race theorist * John Gilbert Winant (1889–1947), American politician *

Scott Winant Scott Winant is an American television director and producer. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America The Producers Guild of America (PGA) is a 501(c)(6) trade association representing television prod ...

, American television director and producer * William Winant (born 1953), American percussionist

Winants

* (born 1963), Belgian chess player

Wynand

Patrecia Wynand Patrecia Scott (January 23, 1940 — March 31, 1977) was a Canadian-born model as well as television and stage actress who was married to Nathaniel Branden from 1969 until her death in 1977. Biography Born Patrecia Gullison, she started attending, ...

, stagename of Patrecia Scott (1940–1977), American model and actress * Paul Wynand (1879–1956), German sculptor and medalist

Wynant

Adam Wynant Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

(born 1977), American boxer *

H. M. Wynant H. M. Wynant (born Chaim Winant; February 12, 1927) is an American film and television actor. Biography Wynant was born in Detroit, Michigan. He made his feature film debut as an Indian in Samuel Fuller's ''Run of the Arrow'' (1957). In the ...

(born 1927), American film and television actor

Wynants

Dirk Wynants Dirk Wynants (born 9 May 1964) is a Flemish furniture designer.Dirk Wynants
at Style Park He is the son of cab ...

(born 1964), Flemish furniture designer *

Maarten Wynants Maarten Wynants (born 13 May 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2021 for the , and teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI WorldTeam . Ca ...

(born 1982), Belgian racing cyclist *

Milton Wynants Milton Ariel Wynants Vázquez (born March 29, 1972 in Paysandú) is a racing cyclist from Uruguay, who was affiliated with the Veloz Club Sanducero. Wynants competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country (From Atlanta 199 ...

(born 1972), Uruguayan racing cyclist *

Pierre Wynants Pierre Wynants (born 5 March 1939) is a Belgian chef. He owned and led the ''Comme chez Soi'' restaurant in Brussels. Under his ownership, the restaurant held three Michelin stars from 1979 until 2006. In 2004, he created the menu of the '' O ...

(born 1939), Belgian chef

Given name

Winant Sidle Winant Sidle (September 7, 1916, in Springfield, Ohio – March 15, 2005, in Southern Pines, North Carolina) was a major general in the United States Army. Biography Sidle was born on September 7, 1916, in Springfield, Ohio, and was raised ...

(1916–2005), major general in the United States Army *

Winant Van Winkle Winant Van Winkle (March 17, 1879 – 1943) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1935 to 1940, representing Bergen County as a Republican. Early life Winkle was born and raised in Rutherford, New Jersey. Career Wi ...

(1879–1943), New Jersey politician

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