Barend or (somewhat dated spelling) Barent is a
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
male given name and occasional middle name. As of 2014, there are over 4,000 men in the
Netherlands
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with this as their first name, and nearly 3,000 with it as their middle name. It was likely derived from
Bernard
Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname.
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "bra ...
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Notable people with the name include:
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Barent Avercamp, Dutch painter
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Barend Biesheuvel
Barend Willem Biesheuvel (; 5 April 1920 – 29 April 2001) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 6 J ...
, Dutch politician
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Barend Bonneveld, Dutch wrestler
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Barent Fabritius
Barent or Bernard Pietersz Fabritius (or Fabricius) (16 November 1624 (bapt.) – 20 October 1673 (buried)), was a Dutch painter.
Fabritius was born at Middenbeemster, North Holland, the son of Pieter Carelsz. Fabritius. He studied with his brot ...
, Dutch painter
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Barent Gael, Dutch painter
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Barent Gardenier, American lawyer and politician
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Barend Graat, Dutch painter
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Barend Mons, Dutch biologist
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Barent Momma, Dutch modern pentathlete
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Barend Pieterse, South African rugby player
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Barent Staats, American politician
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Barend van der Meer, Dutch painter
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Barent van Kalraet, Dutch painter
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Barend van Someren, Dutch painter
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Levy Barent Cohen
Levy Barent Cohen (1747 – 1808) was a Dutch-born British financier and community worker.
Early life
Levy Barent Cohen was born in Amsterdam in 1747. He was the son of Barent Cohen, a wealthy merchant. The Jewish Encyclopedia, Funk & Wagnalls, ...
, Dutch-English financer
References
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Dutch masculine given names