Schellekens is a

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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 ...

) surname. ''Schelleken'' was a diminutive of Germanic names like Schalk and Godschalk (=God's servant) in

North Brabant North Brabant ( ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, Dutch Brabant or Hollandic Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to ...

.Schellekens at the Dutch surname database
/ref> Dutch surnames similarly derived are Schalken, Schel(l), Schellens, and Scheltens. People with these surnames include: ;Schellekens *

Anne Schellekens Anne Schellekens (born 18 April 1986, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch female rower. She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referre ...

(born 1986), Dutch rower * Elisabeth Schellekens (born 1970s), British philosopher * Harry Schellekens (born 1952), Dutch football goalkeeper * Imke Schellekens (born 1977), Dutch equestrian * Maarten Schellekens, possible birth name of Martinus Becanus (1563–1624), Jesuit theologian * Paul Schellekens (born 1951), Dutch civil servant and diplomat ;Schalken, Schalcken *

Godfried Schalcken Godfried Schalcken (8 October 1643 – 16 November 1706) was a Dutch artist who specialized in genre paintings and portraits. Schalcken was noted for his night scenes and mastery in reproducing the effect of candlelight. He painted in the highly ...

(1643–1706), Dutch genre and portrait painter *

Sjeng Schalken Sjeng Schalken (; born 8 September 1976) is a coach and a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Playing style A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both ...

(born 1976), Dutch tennis player ;Schellens * (born 1966), Belgian triathlete ;Scheltens * Philip Scheltens (born 1957), Dutch neurologist

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