Tijs is a Dutch male given name. It can be a derivative form of Matthijs, which is the Dutch form of Matthew or Matthias, or a short form of Timothijs or Timotheus, Dutch forms of Timothy. Another spelling of this name is Thijs.
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Meaning | "gift of God" (Matthew) or "honouring God" (Timothy) |
Region of origin | Netherlands, ultimately Greek, Hebrew |
It may refer to:
- Tijs Goldschmidt (born 1953), Dutch writer and evolutionary biologist
- Tijs Tinbergen (born c. 1947), Dutch filmmaker
- Tiësto (born Tijs Michiel Verwest, 1969), Dutch DJ