Trijn is a Dutch female given name, related to the French name
Catherine. The diminutive is Trijntje. Notable people with the Dutch name include:
People
* Trijn Jans, also known as (1607-1685), Dutch Mennonite
* Trijn Janssens, real name of (born 1972), Dutch musician
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Trijntje Keever (1616-1633), tallest female person
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Trijn van Leemput
Trijn van Leemput (c. 1530–1607) was a Dutch heroine of the Eighty Years' War against Spain. According to local legend in Utrecht, she led a large group of women on May 2, 1577, to the castle of Vredenburg and gave the signal to begin demo ...
(1530–1607), Dutch heroine
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Trijntje Oosterhuis (1973), Dutch singer
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Trijn Rembrands Trijn Rembrands (1557–1638) is known as the heroine of the Spanish Siege of Alkmaar
The siege of Alkmaar (1573) was a turning point in the Eighty Years' War. The burghers of the Dutch city of Alkmaar held off the Spanish (who had set up their ...
(1557–1638), Dutch heroine
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Trijnie Rep
Trijntje "Trijnie" Rep (later Roozendaal; born 4 December 1950) is a Dutch former speed skater from who competed for the Netherlands at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500 and 1000 m and finished in 20th and 24th place, respectively. The followin ...
(1950) Dutch speed-skater
Fictional characters
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Trijn de Begijn Trijn is a Dutch female given name, related to the French name Catherine. The diminutive is Trijntje. Notable people with the Dutch name include:
People
* Trijn Jans, also known as (1607-1685), Dutch Mennonite
* Trijn Janssens, real name of (bo ...
, title character in the homonymous opera by
Alphonse Olterdissen
Alphonse (Alfons) Olterdissen (Maastricht, December 12, 1865 - Maastricht, February 24, 1923) was a Dutch writer, poet and composer who wrote extensively in the Maastrichtian dialect. The final stanza of his opera ''Trijn de Begijn'' eventually b ...
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