Weijers is a Dutch surname. Its origin may be patronymic (son of "Weijer", a now rare given name related to Wichard),[1] toponymic (from wijer, modern Dutch vijver, meaning "pond"), or occupational (related to modern Dutch weiden, i.e. to let graze, for a shepherd). [2] Variant forms are Waijers, Weijer, Weyers, Wijers and Wyers. People with the surname include:
- Bibiane Weijers (born 1988), Dutch tennis player
- Niña Weijers (born 1987), Dutch writer and journalist
- Robin Paul Weijers (born 1964), Dutch organiser of domino projects
Wijers
- Clemens Wijers (born 1983), Dutch heavy metal keyboardist and songwriter
- Hans Wijers (born 1951), Dutch executive and Minister of Economic Affairs 1994-98
- Louwrien Wijers (born 1941), Dutch contemporary artist and writer
See also
edit- Jeroen van de Weijer (born 1965), Dutch linguist
- Weyer (disambiguation)
- Wyer
- Guido Weijers, Dutch Stand-up comedian
References
edit
This page lists people with the surname Weijers.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.