Hoek is a Dutch surname. It may have a patronymic origin, as Hoek was a West Frisian form of the name Hugo. It can also be a shortened form of names like Van den Hoek ("from the corner"). [1][2] People with the surname include:
Hoek
edit- Evert Hoek (1933-2024), South African-Canadian geotechnical engineer
- Frans Hoek (born 1956), Dutch football goalkeeper and coach
- Henry Hoek (1878–1951), German pioneering ski mountaineer, namesake of the Hoek Glacier
- Marga Hoek (born 1965), Dutch businesswoman
- Martin Hoek (1834–1873), Dutch astronomer and experimental physicist
- Milan Hoek (born 1991), Dutch football defender
- Paulus Peronius Cato Hoek (1851–1914), Dutch ichthyologist
- Sylvia Hoeks (born 1983), Dutch film and television actress
Hoeck
edit- Horst Hoeck (1904–1969), German Olympic rower
- Johann Hoeck (1499–1553), German Lutheran theologian known as "Johannes Aepinus"
- Karl Hoeck (1794–1877), German classical historian and philologist
Fictional characters
edit- Ren Höek, chihuahua from The Ren & Stimpy Show
See also
edit- Van den Hoek, incl. "Van Hoek" and "Van der Hoek"
References
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