Kees is a masculine

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, contracted (shortened) name, or

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common in the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

, originally derived from the name

Cornelis Cornelis is a Dutch language, Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius (name), Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees (given name), Kees, Neel and Nelis. Cornelis (Kees) an ...

. An alternate spelling is Cees. Notable people with the given name Kees include: * Kees Adema, American philatelist * Kees van Baaren (1906–1970), Dutch composer and teacher * Kees Bakels (born 1945), Dutch conductor * Kees Blom (born 1946), Dutch ecologist *

Kees Bol Cornelis "Kees" Bol (21 September 1916 – 16 September 2009) was a Dutch painter and art educator. His work was exhibited in art galleries and museums throughout the Netherlands, as well as in Paris. Bol's work encompassed landscapes, portr ...

(1916–2009), Dutch painter and art educator * Kees Broekman (1927–1992), Dutch speed skater *

Kees Brusse Kees Brusse (; 26 February 1925 – 9 December 2013) was a Dutch actor, film director and screenwriter. A self-taught actor, he was remarkable for his natural acting style at a time when more theatrical performances were the norm in The Neth ...

(1925–2013), Dutch actor and film director * Kees Bruynzeel (1900–1980), Dutch businessman, timber merchant and yachtsman *

Kees van Dongen Cornelis Theodorus Maria "Kees" van Dongen (26 January 1877 – 28 May 1968) was a Dutch-French painter who was one of the leading Fauves. Van Dongen's early work was influenced by the Hague School and symbolism and it evolved gradually into a ...

1877–1968, Dutch-French painter *

Kees Fens Kees Fens (18 October 1929 in Amsterdam – 14 June 2008) was a Dutch writer, essayist and literary critic.Kees Hengeveld (born 1957), Dutch linguist *

Kees Kist Cornelis Kist (born 7 August 1952) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer and manager. He played as a striker (association football), striker, and most notably won the European Golden Shoe for the 1978–79 season. Club ...

(born 1952), Dutch footballer * Kees van Kooten (born 1941), Dutch comedian, television actor and author * Kees Kwakman (born 1983), Dutch footballer * Kees Luyckx (born 1986), Dutch footballer *

Kees Maks Cornelis Johannes Maks (August 22, 1876 – October 28, 1967), known as Kees Maks, was a Dutch painter born in Amsterdam. He studied for a time at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, before becoming a pupil of George Hendrik Breitner.Jansen ...

(1876–1967), Dutch painter * Kees Meeuws (born 1974), New Zealand rugby union prop * Kees Moeliker (born 1960), Dutch biologist *

Kees Ouwens Cornelis Johannes "Kees" Ouwens (27 June 1944 in Zeist – 24 August 2004 in Heemstede) was a Dutch novelist and poet. He won numerous awards throughout his career, among them the 2002 Constantijn Huygens Prize The Constantijn Huygens Pri ...

(1944–2004), Dutch novelist and poet * Kees Pijl (1897–1976), Dutch footballer *

Kees van Prooijen Kees (Cornelis) van Prooijen (born 7 August 1952) is a creator of computer art. Although it does not bear his name, he independently discovered the Bohlen-Pierce scale, a non- octave-repeating scale based on the tritave and spectra containing odd ...

(born 1952), Dutch artist and musicologist * Kees Rietveld (born 1969), Dutch singer, known as

Georgie Davis Georgie Davis (stage name of Kees Rietveld; born 1970 in The Hague, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer, who was one of the first participants of the Soundmixshow in 1985. Career Davis performed a song by Stevie Wonder. Later in the year Davis score ...

Kees Rijvers Cornelus Bernardus Rijvers (27 May 1926 – 4 March 2024) was a Dutch association football, footballer who was active as a midfielder and later as coach for PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team. Pl ...

, (1926–2024), Dutch footballer *

Kees Schouhamer Immink Kornelis Antonie "Kees" Schouhamer Immink (born 18 December 1946) is a Dutch engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, who pioneered and advanced the era of digital audio, video, and data recording, including popular digital media such as compact di ...

(born 1946), Dutch scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur * (born 1964), Dutch journalist *

Kees van der Staaij Cornelis Gerrit "Kees" van der Staaij (; born 12 September 1968) is a Dutch politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2023 and Leader of the Reformed Political Party (''Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij'', SGP) ...

(born 1968), Dutch politician * Kees Teer (1925–2021), Dutch electrical engineer * Kees Pier Tol, (born 1958), Dutch footballer * Kees Tol (footballer) (born 1987), Dutch footballer *

Kees Torn Kees Torn (born 1967 in Oostburg) is a Dutch text writer and comedy performer. Career Torn started his cabaret performance in 1991, when he was studying at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. As "Kees en Ik" (''Kees and I''), he performe ...

(born 1967), Dutch text writer and comedy performer * Kees Vendrik (born 1963), Dutch politician * Kees Smit (born 2006), Dutch footballer *

Kees Verkade Korstiaan "Kees" Verkade (12 October 1941 – 29 December 2020) was a Dutch artist and sculptor. He specialized in modeling the human form, with an emphasis on movement and emotion. Most of his sculptures are set in bronze. They depict a variety ...

(1941–2020), Dutch artist and sculptor * Kees Verkerk (born 1942), Dutch speed skater *

Kees Versteegh Cornelis Henricus Maria "Kees" Versteegh (; born 1947) is a Dutch academic linguist. He served as a professor of Islamic studies and the Arabic language at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands until April 2011. Versteegh graduated fro ...

(born 1947), Dutch linguist *

Kees Zwamborn Kees Zwamborn (born 28 March 1952) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Zwamborn was born in Alblasserdam, South Holland. From 1978 to 1985, he played both in the Eredivisie and Eerste divisie as well as in the Bu ...

(born 1952), Dutch footballer

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