Klaas
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Klaas is a Dutch male given and surname
. It is the Dutch
short form of Nicholas
, a Greek name
ultimately meaning victory of the people. Its female variants is Klaas(s)ien(a). As a surname
is mainly exists as Klaasen, and Klaas, both meaning "Son of Klaas".
Dutch name
Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name, as in English, is usually gender-specific.-Dutch given names:The given name is given to a child by the parents shortly after, or before, birth. It is common to give a child several given names, particularly among...
. It is the Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
short form of Nicholas
Nicholas
Nicholas or Nikolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος , a combination of the words for "victory" and "people" . The name can be understood to mean victory of the people or "power of the people"...
, a Greek name
Greek name
-Given names:Greek given names can be derived from the Greco-Roman gods, along with Ancient Greek traditions, or from the Byzantine Empire as well as the Old and the New Testament and early Christian traditions...
ultimately meaning victory of the people. Its female variants is Klaas(s)ien(a). As a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
is mainly exists as Klaasen, and Klaas, both meaning "Son of Klaas".
Notable persons whose given name is Klaas
- Klaas BoltKlaas BoltKlaas Bolt was a Dutch organist and improviser. He taught improvisation at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, where Masaaki Suzuki was among his students. Bolt was a proponent of the use of slow tempi when playing hymns...
(1927–1990), Dutch organist and improviser - Klaas van den BroekKlaas van den BroekNicolaas Gerardus Maria "Klaas" van den Broek is a former professional Dutch ice hockey player, who was born in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant....
(born 1955), Dutch ice hockey player - Klaas Bruinsma (translator)Klaas Bruinsma (translator)Klaas Bruinsma is a West Frisian language translator of historical works from Dutch, Spanish and Greek, among others.He has translated the works Karel ende Elegast and Beatrijs. In 1993 he was awarded the Obe Postma prize for his translation from Greek of the tragedies of Sophocles...
(born 1931), Dutch translator - Klaas Bruinsma (drug lord)Klaas Bruinsma (drug lord)Klaas Bruinsma was a major Dutch drug lord, shot to death by mafia member and former police officer Martin Hoogland...
(1953–1991), Dutch drug baron - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (born 1983), Dutch footballer
- Klaas-Jan van NoortwijkKlaas-Jan van NoortwijkKlaas-Jan Jeroen van Noortwijk is a Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He started playing cricket at VOC in Rotterdam when he was 8 years old. A back injury prevented him from pursuing a bowling-career, but gave him the opportunity to concentrate on...
(born 1970), Dutch cricketer - Klaas ReimerKlaas ReimerKlaas Reimer was the founder of the Kleine Gemeinde, a Mennonite denomination now called the Evangelical Mennonite Conference.- Biography :...
(1770–1837), Prussian mennonite - Klaas SchilderKlaas SchilderKlaas Schilder was a theologian and professor in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and later in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands .Schilder was born into a state church family...
(1890–1952), Dutch theologian and professor - Klaas VeenhofKlaas VeenhofKlaas R. Veenhof is a Dutch Assyriologist with Dutch origin connected with the University of Leiden. He has specialized in the Old-Babylonian time and the Old-Assyrian trade colonies such as Kanesh.- Selected bibliography :...
(born c. 1936), Dutch Assyriologist - Klaas VeeringKlaas VeeringKlaas Willem Veering is a field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. There he was the stand-in for first choice Guus Vogels.The goalie made his debut on 23 February 2003 in a friendly match in and...
(born 1981), Dutch field hockey goalkeeper - Klaas de Vries (composer)Klaas de Vries (composer)Klaas de Vries is a Dutch composer. De Vries teaches composition at the conservatory of Rotterdam and can be described as influential in the Dutch musical life.-Biography:...
(born 1944), Dutch composer - Klaas de Vries (politician)Klaas de Vries (politician)Klaas George de Vries is a member of the Dutch House of Representatives for the PvdA. De Vries has had a long political career: he has been a member of parliament for more than 15 years, he has been a minister, and was involved in forming both Kok cabinets.-Career before politics:After attending a...
(born 1943), Dutch politician - Klaas-Erik ZweringKlaas-Erik ZweringKlaas-Erik Zwering is a former Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. He is currently studying MBO entrepreneurship as he trained in Eindhoven with the PSV Eindhoven swim club...
(born 1981), Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist - Klaas (DJ)Klaas (DJ)Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...
, Dutch-born German electro house producer
Notable persons whose surname is Klaas
- C.J. KlaasC.J. KlaasC.J. Klaas is an American soccer player who played for U.S. at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and spent two seasons with the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division.-Youth:...
(born 1983), American soccer defensive midfielder - Kathrin KlaasKathrin KlaasKathrin Klaas is a female hammer thrower from Germany. She is member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team.Her personal best throw is 75.48 metres.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1984), German hammer thrower - Polly KlaasPolly KlaasPolly Hannah Klaas was an American murder victim whose case gained national attention. At the age of twelve, she was kidnapped at knife point from her mother's home during a slumber party in Petaluma, California, on October 1, 1993. She was later strangled...
(1981–1993), American murder victim - Jan Klaasen, the Dutch version of Punch and JudyPunch and JudyPunch and Judy is a traditional, popular puppet show featuring the characters of Mr. Punch and his wife, Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically the anarchic Punch and one other character...
See also
- Claus (disambiguation) / Klaus (disambiguation), German variants of Klaas
- NicholasNicholasNicholas or Nikolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος , a combination of the words for "victory" and "people" . The name can be understood to mean victory of the people or "power of the people"...