Kees (given name)

Kees
PronunciationDutch: [keːs] ⓘ
GenderMale
LanguageDutch
Origin
LanguageLatin
Word/nameCornelius
DerivationCornelis
Other names
Alternative spellingCees

Kees is a masculine nickname, contracted (shortened) name, or given name common in the Netherlands, originally derived from the name Cornelis. An alternate spelling is Cees.

Notable people with the given name Kees include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Norman, Teresa (2003). World of Baby Names, A (Revised). New York: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-4406-2556-5. OCLC 522378235. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  2. ↑ Instituut, Meertens. "NVB : voornaam Kees". Welkom bij het Meertens Instituut (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  3. ↑ van Osta, Ward (2012). Met naam en toenaam: voornamen, familienamen en bekende merknamen (in Dutch). Antwerpen/Apeldoorn: Garant. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-90-441-2931-1. OCLC 803366714. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  4. ↑ Wendell, Evert; Waterman, Kees-Jan; Michelson, Gunther (2008). "To Do Justice to Him & Myself": Evert Wendell's Account Book of the Fur Trade with Indians in Albany, New York, 1695–1726. Lightning rod press series. American Philosophical Society. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-60618-912-2. OCLC 244177127. Retrieved 2018-12-18. ... In Dutch, Cees/Kees was (and is) a common derivation of Cornelus, Cornelis, and Cornelius.
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