Baan is a

Dutch surname 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 ...

with a variety of origins. Variant forms are ''Baans'', ''Baen'', ''De Baan'', ''De Baen'' and ''Van der Baan''. It can be

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

, where ''Baan'' or ''Bane'' may be, among others, a short form of

Urbanus Urbain Servranckx (born 7 June 1949), better known as Urbanus, is a Belgian comedian, actor, singer and comic book writer. Although he is most famous as comedian, some of his songs became hits, such as ''Bakske vol met stro'' (1979), ''Madammen ...

. Alternatively, given that Dutch ''baan'' can mean "lane" or "track", it may be a

toponymic Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. ''Toponym'' is the general term for a proper nam ...

metonymic Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something associated with that thing or concept. For example, the word "suit" may refer to a person from groups commonly wearing business attire, such as salespe ...

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, referring e.g. to a kaatser or road maker.Baan
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this name include:

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* David Baan (1908–1984), Dutch boxer *

Fiona Baan Fiona Valerie Fulton Baan (December 21, 1938 – June 19, 1994) was a Scottish-born American equestrian sports administrator. She was the dressage and driving trainer, manager, and director of the United States Equestrian Team (USET) from 1976 t ...

(1938–1994), Scottish-born American sports administrator * Iwan Baan (born 1975), Dutch photographer * Jan Baan (born 1946), Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist, brother of Paul *

Paul Baan Paul Baan (born 1951), together with his older brother Jan Baan, headed the information technology firm Baan Company, which made a name for itself between 1995 and 2000. Baan Company Baan Company was listed at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in mid ...

(born 1951), Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist, brother of Jan **

Baan Corporation Baan was a vendor of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that is now owned by Infor Global Solutions. Baan or Baan ERP, was also the name of the ERP product created by this company. History The Baan Corporation was created by Jan B ...

, software company founded by Jan and Paul Baan * (1912–1975), Dutch forensic psychiater, namesake of the Pieter Baan Centre *

Rob Baan Robert Baan (born 1 April 1943 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch football coach. He was coach of FC VVV, Roda JC, and FC Twente, assistant coach of PSV and assistant and interim coach of the Dutch national football team. He won Dutch First Division c ...

(born 1943), Dutch football coach

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* Madelon Baans (born 1977), Dutch breaststroke swimmer

Baen

Jim Baen James Patrick Baen (, beɪn , ; October 22, 1943 – June 28, 2006) was a U.S. science fiction publisher and editor. In 1983, he founded his own publishing house, Baen Books, specializing in the adventure, fantasy, military science fiction, ...

(1943–2006), American science fiction publisher and editor (

Baen Books Baen Books () is an American publishing house for science fiction and fantasy. In science fiction, it emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, and military science fiction. The company was established in 1983 by science fiction publisher an ...

)

De Baan and De Baen

Jan de Baan Jan de Baen (20 February 1633 – 1702) was a Dutch Republic, Dutch portrait painting, portrait Painting, painter who lived during the Dutch Golden Age. He was a pupil of the painter Jacob Adriaensz Backer in Amsterdam from 1645 to 1648. He worke ...

or ''de Baen'' (1633–1702), Dutch portrait painter * Jacobus de Baan or ''de Baen'' (1673–1700), Dutch portrait painter, son of Jan

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{{Surname Dutch-language surnames

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Baans

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De Baan and De Baen

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