Douwe or Douw is a Dutch given name of West Frisian origin and probably meaning "dove" (Frisian:dou).[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Douwe Amels (born 1991), Dutch track and field athlete
- Douwe Aukes (1612–1668), Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company
- Douwe Blumberg, Dutch sculptor
- Douwe Bob (born 1992), Dutch singer-songwriter
- Douwe Breimer (born 1943), Dutch pharmacologist
- Douwe Juwes de Dowe (1608–1662), Dutch Golden Age painter
- Douwe Eisenga (born 1961), Dutch composer
- Douwe Korff (born 1951), Dutch professor of international law at London Metropolitan University
- Douwe Sirtema van Grovestins (1710–1778), Frisian courtier at the court of stadtholder William IV
- Douw Steyn (born 1952), South African billionaire businessman
- Douwe de Vries (born 1982), Dutch marathon and long track speed skater
See also
- Douwe Egberts, coffee brand named after Douwe Egberts de Jong (1755–1806), Frisian-Dutch merchant and coffee roaster
References
- ↑ Douwe at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.
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