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Cosijn
Cosijn is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Lies Cosijn (1931–2016), Dutch ceramist * P. J. Cosijn Pieter Jacob (P. J.) Cosijn (29 November 1840, Rijswijk – 26 August 1899, Leiden) was a late 19th-century Dutch scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature. His important work on ''Beowulf'' was edited by Rolf Bremmer. Cosijn became a member of the Royal ... (1840–1899), Dutch scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature Dutch-language surnames {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lies Cosijn
Alida "Lies" Meijers-Cosijn (25 April 1931 – 23 February 2016, Petten) was a Dutch ceramist. Her work is described as "fairytale like and poetic, but also sometimes bizarre and realistic." Life and work Born in Mojokerto, Cosijn returned with her family to The Netherlands in 1946. After attending the a girls secondary school, she studied ceramics at the Institute of Applied Art in Amsterdam under Theo Dobbelman and Willem de Vries from 1951 to 1955. Cosijn, Lies at capriolus.nl, 2015 In 1956 she started her career as ceramist at the De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles as assistant in the Experimental Division. In 1957 she married Herman Meijers (1923–2000), Professor of International Law at the Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Surname
Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name is usually gender-specific. Dutch given names A Dutch child's birth and given name(s) must be officially registered by the parents within 3 days after birth. It is not uncommon to give a child several given names. Usually the first one is for daily use, often in a diminutive form. Traditionally, Catholics often chose Latinized names for their children, such as ''Catharina'' and ''Wilhelmus'', while Protestants more commonly chose simple Dutch forms such as ''Trijntje'' and ''Willem''. In both cases, names were often shortened for everyday use (''Wilhelmus'' and ''Willem'' became ''Wim''). In 2014 39% of Dutch children received one name, another 38% were given two names, 20% had three names, 2% got four names and only a few hundred children had five or more given names. Dutch (Netherlands) naming law (given names) The Dutch naming legislation allows nearly all given names unless they are too similar to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
