Klaas
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| Klaas | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ˈklaːs] |
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Dutch |
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Klaas is a Dutch male given and surname. It is the Dutch short form of Nicholas, a Greek name ultimately meaning victory of the people. Its female variants is Klaas(s)ien(a). As a surname is mainly exists as Klaasen, and Klaas, both meaning "Son of Klaas".
Notable persons whose given name is Klaas
- Klaas Bolt (1927–1990), Dutch organist and improviser
- Klaas van den Broek (born 1955), Dutch ice hockey player
- Klaas Bruinsma (translator) (born 1931), Dutch translator
- Klaas Bruinsma (drug lord) (1953–1991), Dutch drug baron
- Klaas Heufer-Umlauf (born 1983), German television host
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (born 1983), Dutch footballer
- Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk (born 1970), Dutch cricketer
- Klaas Reimer (1770–1837), Prussian mennonite
- Klaas Schilder (1890–1952), Dutch theologian and professor
- Klaas Veenhof (born c. 1936), Dutch Assyriologist
- Klaas Veering (born 1981), Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- Klaas de Vries (composer) (born 1944), Dutch composer
- Klaas de Vries (politician) (born 1943), Dutch politician
- Klaas-Erik Zwering (born 1981), Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist
- Klaas (DJ), Dutch-born German electro house producer
Notable persons whose surname is Klaas
- C. J. Klaas (born 1983), American soccer defensive midfielder
- Kathrin Klaas (born 1984), German hammer thrower
- Polly Klaas (1981–1993), American murder victim
- Jan Klaasen, the Dutch version of Punch and Judy
See also
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