Trijn is a Dutch female given name, related to the French name

Catherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...

. 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 *

Trijntje Keever Trijntje Cornelisdochter Keever (10 or 16 April 1616 – 2 July 1633), nicknamed De Groote Meid ('The Tall Girl'), is alleged to be the tallest woman in recorded history, standing 9 Amsterdam feet or 2.60 metres (8 ft 6.75 in) tall at the time of ...

(1616-1633), tallest female person *

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 *

Trijntje Oosterhuis Judith Katrijntje "Trijntje" Oosterhuis (; born 5 February 1973) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She formed the band Total Touch in 1990 with her brother Tjeerd Oosterhuis before she started as a solo singer. She represented the Netherlands ...

(1973), Dutch singer *

Trijn Rembrands Trijn Rembrands (c. 1557–1638) was a woman involved in the events of the Spanish Siege of Alkmaar during the Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt (; 1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands bet ...

(1557–1638), Dutch heroine *

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

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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