Thys 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 ...

patronymic surname. It is an alternative spelling of

Thijs Thijs is a common Dutch given name and surname. It is a short form of Matthijs (Dutch form of Matthew) or Timothijs or Timotheus (Dutch forms of Timothy). The ij is pronounced . Some notable people with this name are: Given name * Thijs Al ( ...

, a very common nickname for Matthijs ( Mattheus). The Dutch digraph ij and the y ("ij" without dots) were used interchangeably until the surname spelling fixations around 1810. The form "Thys" is particularly common in the Belgian province of Antwerp, while "Thijs" is most common in

Belgian Limburg Limburg ( nl, Limburg, ; li, Limburg or ''Wes-Limburg'' ; french: Limbourg, ) is a province in Belgium. It is the easternmost of the five Dutch-speaking provinces that together form the Region of Flanders, one of the three main political and c ...

. Outside the Low Countries the spelling is almost exclusively "Thys." People with this surname include:

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Albert Thys Albert Thys (28 November 1849 – 10 February 1915) was a Belgian businessman who was active in the Congo Free State. He gave his name of Thysville to the station of Sona Qongo, currently Mbanza-Ngungu in Bas-Congo. Born in Dalhem, Thys gra ...

(1849–1915), Belgian businessman active in the Congo Free State *

(1894–1976), painter * Alphonse Thys (1807–1879), French composer * Antoine Thys (Antonius Thysius) (1565–1640), Dutch theologian *

Edith Thys Edith Olivia "Edie" Thys (born March 31, 1966, in San Leandro, California) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer who competed in two Winter Olympics (1988, 1992). World Cup results Season standings Top ten finishes * 1 podium – ( ...

(born 1966), American alpine skier *

Gert Thys Gert Thys (born 12 November 1971) is a male long-distance runner from South Africa, who represented his native country in the marathon at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Thys is a former African record holder in the marathon, and is the ...

(born 1971), South African long-distance runner *

Guy Thys Guy Thys (6 December 1922 – 1 August 2003) was a Belgian football manager, mostly known for being the most successful manager in the history of the Belgium national football team as he managed to lead the national side to their only UEFA ...

(1922–2003), Belgian footballer and football coach *

Guy Lee Thys Guy Lee Thys (born 20 October 1952) is a Belgian film producer, director, and screenwriter. In 1981 Guy Lee Thys, whose nickname in the Belgian media is "''enfant terrible'' of Flemish Cinema", established ''Skyline Films'', renamed ''Fact & Fic ...

(born 1952), Belgian film producer, director, and screenwriter *

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Ivan Thys Ivan Thys (29 April 1897 – 15 February 1982) was a Belgian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

(1897–1982), Belgian footballer *

Jeffrey Thys Jeffrey Thys (born 14 April 1988, in Brasschaat) is a Belgian field hockey Player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that repr ...

(born 1988), Belgian field hockey player *

Nicolas Thys Nicolas Thys (born 27 August 1968) is a Belgian bassist. He graduated in 1994 from the Hilversum Conservatory (in the Netherlands), where he also taught bass and double bass. Thys took private lessons with Dave Holland, Marc Helias and Mar ...

(born 1968), Belgian bassist * Pauline Thys (c.1836–1909), French composer and librettist *

Philippe Thys Philippe Thys (; nl, Philippe Thĳs; 8 October 1889 – 16 January 1971) was a Belgian cyclist and three times winner of the Tour de France. Professional career In 1910, Thys won Belgium's first national cyclo-cross championship. The foll ...

(1889–1971), Belgian cyclist; three times winner of the Tour de France *

Thierry Thys Thierry Thys (May 2, 1931 in San Francisco, CA – August 19, 2009) was an American pilot and metallurgical engineer, who held the world's distance and altitude record for sailplane flight in 1970, and in 2002, made the first self-launched sail ...

(1931–2009), American aerospace engineer and pilot

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