Cornelis is a
Dutch form of the male given name
Cornelius.
Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis,
Kees Kees or KEES may refer to:
* Kees (given name)
* Kees (surname)
* KEES, an American AM radio station licensed to Gladewater, Texas
See also
* Cees (disambiguation)
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, Neel and Nelis.
Cornelis (Kees) and Johannes (Jan) used to be the most common given names in the Low Countries, and the origin of the term
Yankees is commonly thought to derive from the term
Jan-Kees for the Dutch settlers in
New Netherland.
Among the notable persons named Cornelis are:
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Cornelis Engebrechtsz (1527), painter from Leiden
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Cornelis Massijs (1556), painter from Flanders, Belgium
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Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1513/14-1575), architect and sculptor
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Cornelis Cort (1578), engraver and draughtsman
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Cornelis Corneliszoon (1607), inventor of the wind powered sawmill
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Cor Dillen (2009), director of
Philips and their
CEO in
South America
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Cornelis van Haarlem (1562–1638), leading
Northern Mannerist painter
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Cornelis de Houtman (1565–1599), explorer who started the Dutch spice trade
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Cornelis Drebbel (1572–1633), builder of the first navigable submarine
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Cornelis de Vos (1584–1651), Flemish Baroque painter
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Cornelis de Graeff (1599–1664), Golden Age politician
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Cornelis Evertsen (disambiguation) (1610–1666, 1628–1679, 1642–1706), three admirals in the
Anglo-Dutch Wars
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Cornelis de Witt (1623–1672), politician of the
Dutch Republic
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Cornelis Tromp (1629–1691), admiral in the
Anglo-Dutch Wars and in the
Scanian War
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Cornelis Pietersz Bega (1631/32-1664), painter and engraver
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Cornelis de Bruijn (1652–1726/27), artist and traveler
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Cornelis Cruys (1655–1727), first commander of the
Russian Baltic Fleet
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Cornelis Dusart (1660–1704), genre painter, draftsman, and printmaker
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Cornelis (born 1953), former governor of
West Kalimantan, Indonesia
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Cornelis de Pauw (1739–1849), philosopher, geographer and diplomat
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Cornelis Tiele (1830–1902), theologian and scholar
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Cornelis Lely (1854–1929), civil engineer and statesman
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Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven (1873–1932), South African writer and poet
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Cornelis Bernardus van Niel (1897–1985), microbiologist
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Cornelis Broerse (1900–1972), artist
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Cornelis Berkhouwer (1919–1992),
President of the European Parliament 1973–75
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Cornelis van Beverloo (1922–2010), artist better known under his pseudonym "Corneille"
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Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937–1987), Dutch-Swedish singer, poet and actor
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Cornelis Zitman (1926–2016), Dutch sculptor and draftsman
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Cornelis Bodenstein (born 1992), South African-born cricketer
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Cornelis Schuuring (born 1942), Dutch racing cyclist
Surname
Cornelis also is a
patronymic surname, quite common in
Flanders.
People with this surname include:
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:nl:Evert Cornelis (1884–1931), Dutch conductor and organist
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Guy R. Cornelis (born 1946), Belgian microbiologist
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Hans Cornelis (born 1982), Belgian footballer
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Hendrik Cornelis (1910–1999), Belgian civil servant; last governor-general of Belgian Congo
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Jean Cornelis (1941–2016), Belgian footballer
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Joseph Cornelis (1917–2000), Belgian boxer
See also
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Cees
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Cornelia (name), the feminine version of the name
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Cornelius (name)
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Kees (given name)
Kees is a masculine nickname, contracted (shortened) name, or given name common in the Netherlands, originally derived from the name Cornelis. An alternate spelling is Cees.
Notable people with the given name Kees include:
* Kees Adema, America ...
References
{{Given name, type=both
Dutch masculine given names
Masculine given names
Dutch-language surnames
Patronymic surnames