Weijers is a
Dutch
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
* In specific terms, i ...
surname. Its origin may be
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 ...
(son of "Weijer", a now rare given name related to
Wichard),
toponymic
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. ''Toponym'' is the general term for a proper nam ...
(from ''wijer'', modern Dutch ''vijver'', meaning "pond"), or occupational (related to modern Dutch ''weiden'', i.e. to let graze, for a shepherd).
Weijers
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Variant forms are ''Waijers'', ''Weijer'', '' Weyers'', '' Wijers'' and '' Wyers''. People with the surname include:
* Bibiane Weijers (born 1988), Dutch tennis player
* (born 1987), Dutch writer and journalist
* (born 1964), Dutch organiser of domino projects
Wijers
*Clemens Wijers
Clemens "Ardek" Wijers (born 10 November 1983) is a Dutch keyboardist, pianist, and composer best known as the keyboardist of Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren. Prior to forming Carach Angren with his brother Ivo "Namtar" Wijers and ...
(born 1983), Dutch heavy metal keyboardist and songwriter
*Hans Wijers
Gerardus Johannes "Hans" Wijers (born 11 January 1951) is a Dutch retired politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, and businessman. He is the chairman of the supervisory board of ING Group since 2018.
Early life
After secondary school at Hog ...
(born 1951), Dutch executive and Minister of Economic Affairs 1994–98
* Louwrien Wijers (born 1941), Dutch contemporary artist and writer
See also
* Jeroen van de Weijer (born 1965), Dutch linguist
* Weyer (disambiguation)
* Wyer
* Guido Weijers
Guido is a given name. It has been a male first name in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal and Latin America, as well as other places with migration from those. Regarding origins, there ...
, Dutch Stand-up comedian
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