Evert is a
Dutch and
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
short form of the Germanic masculine name "Everhard" (alternative
Eberhard).
Evert
at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. It is also used as surname.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Evert van Aelst
Evert van Aelst, sometimes known as Everard Aalst, (1602 in Delft – 19 February 1657 in Delft) was a Dutch still life painter.
Van Aelst was the uncle and teacher of Willem van Aelst. Both were famous for their still life paintings of game, ...
(1602–1657), Dutch still life painter
*Evert Andersen
Evert Andersen (1 February 1772 – 29 July 1809) was a Norwegian sea captain who fought in the Gunboat War against Great Britain and Sweden 1807–09.
Early life
Andersen was a farmer's son from Lista who left his father's farm to his young ...
(1772–1809), Norwegian naval officer
* Evert Augustus Duyckinck (1816–1878), American publisher and biographer
*Evert Azimullah
Evert Guillaume Gonesh (formerly known as Evert Guillaume Azimullah; born 21 August 1938) is a Surinamese diplomat, politician, and writer of Indian descent. He served as the Surinamese Ambassador to the Netherlands.
Biography
After completing o ...
(born 1938), Surinamese diplomat, politician, and writer
*Evert Båge
Major General Evert Karl Erik Båge (25 August 1925 – 21 January 2021) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Båge served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1980 to 1984 and as head of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1984 to 1990.
Early ...
(1925–2021), Swedish Air Force major general
* Evert Jan Baerends (born 1945), Dutch theoretical chemist
*Evert Bancker (mayor)
Evert Bancker (January 24, 1665 in Albany, New York – July 1734 in Guilderland, New York) was an American trader and politician who was Mayor of Albany from 1695 to 1696 and from 1707 to 1709.
Early life
He was the only surviving son of G ...
(1665–1734), New Netherland/New York trader and politician
*Evert Bancker (speaker)
Evert Bancker (May 29, 1721 – January 13, 1803) was an American merchant and politician who was Speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1779 to 1783.
Life
He was the son of Christoffel Bancker (b. October 27, 1695, son of Evert Bancker (ma ...
(1721–1803), New York merchant and politician
*Evert Bastet
Evert Bastet (born May 30, 1950 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Canadian sailor. He won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1984 Summer Olympics with Terry McLaughlin. He also finished fourth within the same category at the 1976 Sum ...
(born 1950), Canadian sailor
*Evert van Benthem
Evert van Benthem (born 21 November 1958) is a Dutch former speed skater who won the rarely raced Elfstedentocht twice in a row, in 1985 and 1986.
Early career
Van Benthem, a farmer from Leeuwte, near Vollenhove in The Netherlands, became invol ...
(born 1958), Dutch speed skater
*Evert Willem Beth (1908–1964), Dutch philosopher and logician
*Evert Björn (1888–1974), Swedish middle-distance runner
*Evert Bloemsma (1958–2005), Dutch type designer and graphic designer
*Evert Jan Boks (1838–1914), Dutch painter
*Evert Jan Brill (1812–1871), Dutch publisher
*Evert Brouwers (born 1990), Dutch footballer
*Evert Bulder (1894–1973), Dutch footballer
*Evert Collier (1642–1708), Dutch painter
*Evert Dolman (1946–1993), Dutch racing cyclist
*Evert Dudok (born 1959), Dutch engineer and CEO
*Evert Eloranta (1879–1936), Finnish politician
*Evert Endt (born 1933), Dutch-born French designer
*Evert Geradts (born 1943), Dutch cartoonist
*Evert Grift (1922–2009), Dutch racing cyclist
*Evert Groenewald (fl. 1963–1999), South African Navy officer
*Evert Gunnarsson (born 1929), Swedish rower
*Evert Hingst (1969–2005), Dutch lawyer and murder victim
*Evert Hoek (born 1933), South African-Canadian civil engineer
*Evert-Jan 't Hoen (born 1975), Dutch baseball player
*Evert Hokkanen (1864–1918), Finnish farmworker and politician
*Evert Horn (1585–1615), Swedish soldier
*Evert Hoving (born 1953), Dutch middle-distance runner
*Evert Huttunen (1884–1924), Finnish journalist and politician
*Evert Jakobsson (1886–1960), Finnish javelin thrower
*Evert Johansson (1903–1990), Finnish canoeist
*Evert Kamerbeek (1934–2008), Dutch decathlete
*Evert Karlsson (1920–1996), Swedish ski jumper
*Evert Koops (1885–1938), Dutch sprinter
*Evert Kroes (born 1950), Dutch rower
*Evert Kroon (born 1946), Dutch water polo goalkeeper
*Evert Johan Kroon (born 1966), Netherlands Antilles swimmer
*Evert Kulenius (1879–1958), Finnish schoolteacher and politician
*Evert Larock (1865–1901), Belgian painter
*Évert Lengua (born 1983), Peruvian footballer
*Evert van Linge (1895–1964), Dutch footballer
*Evert Lundquist (1904–1994), Swedish painter and graphic artist
*Evert Lundqvist (1900–1979), Swedish footballer
*Evert van Milligen (born 1948), Dutch VVD politician
*Evert Musch (1918–2007), Dutch painter
*Evert van Muyden (1853–1922), Swiss engraver, illustrator and painter
*Evert Nilsson (1894–1973), Swedish pentathlete and decathlete
*Evert Nyberg (1925–2000), Swedish long-distance runner
*Evert Oudendijck (1650–1695), Dutch painter
*Evert Pieters (1856–1932), Dutch painter
*Evert Ploeg (born 1963), Australian portrait painter.
*Evert Skoglund (born 1953), Italian footballer
*Evert V. Snedecker (1838–1899), American racing horse trainer and owner
*Evert Sodergren (1920–2013), American studio furniture maker
*Evert Sparks (1879–1972), Canadian (Alberta) politician
*Evert Taube (1890–1976), Swedish author, artist, composer and singer
*Evert Verbist (born 1984), Belgian road cyclist
*Evert Verwey (1905–1981), Dutch chemist
*Evert Ysbrandszoon Ides (1657–1708), Danish traveller and diplomat
Surname
*Alexei Evert (1857–1926), General in the Russian Empire
*Angelos Evert (1894–1970), Greek police officer
*Chris Evert (born 1954), American tennis player
**Evert Cup, women's tennis tournament named after her
**Chris Evert (horse), racing horse named after her
*James Evert (1924–2015), American tennis coach, father of Chris and Jeanne
*Jason Evert (born 1975), Catholic author and chastity speaker
*Jeanne Evert (1957–2020), American tennis player
*Miltiadis Evert (1939–2011), Greek politician
See also
*Everett (surname)
*Everts (surname)
References
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Dutch masculine given names
Swedish masculine given names
Surnames from given names
