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Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

feminine given name, a short form of either

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th c ...

Johanna Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form ''Iōanna'' lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek Spiritus ...

. People with the name include: * Ans van den Berg (1873–1942), Dutch painter * Ans Bouwmeester (fl. 1980s), Dutch Paralympic athlete * Ans Dekker (born 1955), Dutch artistic gymnast *

Ans van Dijk Anna "Ans" van Dijk (24 December 1905 – 14 January 1948) was a Dutch collaborator who betrayed Jews to Nazi Germany during World War II. She is held responsible for the death of at least 84 people. She was the only Dutch woman to be executed ...

(1905–1948), Dutch-Jewish collaborator with Nazi Germany *

Ans Dresden-Polak Anna "Ans" Dresden-Polak (née Anna Polak) (24 November 1906 – 23 July 1943) was a Jewish Dutch gymnast. She won the gold medal as a member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics, in her native Amsterdam. She was one of five ...

(1906–1943), Dutch-Jewish gymnast and holocaust victim * Ans van Gerwen (born 1951), Dutch artistic gymnast * Ans Gravesteijn (born 1951), Dutch rower *

Ans van Kemenade Ans van Kemenade (born 1954 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch professor of English linguistics at the Radboud University Nijmegen specializing in the history of the English language. Biography Van Kemenade studied English and linguistics at Utrecht Univer ...

(born 1954), Dutch professor of English linguistics * Ans Koning (1922–2006), Dutch javelin thrower * Ans Luttge-Deetman (1867–1952), Dutch painter * Ans Markus (born 1947), Dutch painter * Ans Panhorst-Niesink (1918–2010), Dutch discus thrower and shot putter * Ans Schut (born 1944), Dutch speed skater *

Ans Timmermans Anna Petronella "Ans or Annie" Timmermans (10 April 1919 – 21 August 1958) was a Dutch swimmer who won a gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least ...

(1919–1958), Dutch swimmer *

Ans Westra Anna Jacoba Westra (28 April 1936 – 26 February 2023), known as Ans Westra, was a Dutch-born New Zealand photographer, well known for her depictions of Māori life in the 20th century. Her prominence as an artist was amplified by her controve ...

(1936–2023), Dutch-born New Zealand photographer *

Ans Wortel Ans (Anna Maria) Wortel (18 October 1929, in Alkmaar, Netherlands4 December 1996, in Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands) was a Dutch painter, poet and writer. She made gouaches and oil paintings, aquarelles, drawings, collages, lithographs, etchings, scul ...

(1929–1996), Dutch painter, poet and writer * Ans Woud, a pseudonym of Setske de Haan (1889–1948), Dutch children's writer

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