Douwe or Douw is a Dutch given name of West Frisian origin, probably meaning "dove" (Frisian: ''dou'').Douwe
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Meertens Institute The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of ...

database of given names in the Netherlands. Notable people with the name include: *

Douwe Amels Douwe Jorn Amels (; born 16 September 1991) is a Dutch track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, becoming the first Dutchman ever to win gold in the event and the ...

(born 1991), Dutch athlete *

Douwe Aukes Douwe Aukes (c. 1612–1668) was a Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company or VOC. The Douwe Aukes class minelayer and its name-ship the HNLMS ''Douwe Aukes'' were named after him. Life He was the son of another VOC captain, also ...

(1612–1668), Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company *

Douwe Blumberg Douwe Blumberg (pronounced "Dow", born January 30, 1965) is a bronze sculptor who is most well known for his statue of a America's Response Monument, special forces soldier on horseback commemorating Special Forces operations in Afghanistan durin ...

, Dutch sculptor *

Douwe Bob Douwe Bob Posthuma (born 12 December 1992), professionally known by only his first and middle names Douwe Bob (), is a Dutch singer-songwriter. He won the Dutch talent show ''De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland''. He specializes in folk musi ...

(born 1992), Dutch singer-songwriter *

Douwe Breimer Douwe Durk Breimer (born 24 November 1943 in Oudemirdum, Netherlands) is a Dutch pharmacologist and was both rector magnificus and president of the Executive Board of Leiden University, The Netherlands. Breimer studied pharmacology at the Univers ...

(born 1943), Dutch pharmacologist *

Douwe Juwes de Dowe Douwe or Douw is a Dutch given name of West Frisian origin, probably meaning "dove" (Frisian: ''dou'').Douwe
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(1608–1662), Dutch painter *

Douwe Eisenga Douwe Eisenga (born 1961, in Apeldoorn) is a Dutch composer. His most known work is ''Requiem Aeternam 1953'', composed on an occasion of the 50th North Sea flood of 1953 anniversary. Eisenga is a self-taught musician and has begun composing music ...

(born 1961), Dutch composer *

Douwe Korff Douwe Korff (born 17 April 1951, in Amsterdam) has been professor of international law at London Metropolitan University since 2002. He is a Dutch comparative and international lawyer, specialising in human rights and data protection. In the 1970 ...

(born 1951), Dutch legal scholar *

Douwe Sirtema van Grovestins Jonkheer Douwe Sirtema van Grovestins (24 December 1710 – 26 February 1778) was a Frisian courtier at the court of stadtholder William IV, Prince of Orange, and later at the court of his widow Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. He ...

(1710–1778), Frisian courtier *

Douw Steyn Douw Gerbrand Steyn (19 December 1952 – 4 February 2025) was a South African billionaire businessman, the founder of BGL Group, a UK-based insurance and financial services company, and the parent of Comparethemarket.com. Steyn had links to So ...

(1952–2025), South African billionaire businessman *

Douwe de Vries Douwe de Vries (born 14 June 1982) is a Dutch former professional marathon Speed skating, speed skater and Long track speed skating, long track speed skater. He resides in Heerenveen, Friesland. Douwe de Vries, who was a member of the commercial ...

(born 1982), Dutch marathon and long track speed skater

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