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Weijers

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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:

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

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References

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  1. ^ Weijer at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands
  2. ^ Weijers at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.