Zwiers is a Dutch patronymic surname. Zwier is a now rather uncommon given name, a short form of the Germanic name Sweder with the roots swind ("strong") and her ("lord, army"). [1] The given name and surname have many variant spellings, including Sweer(s), Sweert(s), Swier(s), Swiert(s), Zweer(s) Zweert(s), and Zwiert(s). Zwiers and Zweers are now the most common forms. [2] People with these surnames include:
- Emanuel Sweert (1552–1612), Dutch botanist and illustrator
- Jeronimus Sweerts (1603–1636), Dutch still life painter
- Salomon Sweers (1611–1674), Dutch East India Company counsel ( Sweers Island was named after him)
- Michiel Sweerts (1618–1664), Flemish painter and printmaker
- Isaac Sweers (1622–1673), Dutch admiral, brother of Salomon ( HNLMS Isaac Sweers was named after him)
- Bernard Zweers (1854–1924), Dutch composer and music teacher
- Nel Zwier (1936–2001), Dutch high jumper
- Frank Zweerts (born 1943), Dutch field hockey player
- Jeroen Zweerts (born 1945), Dutch field hockey player, brother of Frank
- Claudia Zwiers (born 1973), Dutch judoka
See also
- 6213 Zwiers, main belt asteroid named after Hendrikus Johannes Zwiers (1865–1923), Dutch astronomer at the Leiden Observatory
References
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Zwiers is a Dutch patronymic surname. Zwier is a now rather uncommon given name, a short form of the Germanic name Sweder with the roots swind ("strong") and her ("lord, army"). [1] The given name and surname have many variant spellings, including Sweer(s), Sweert(s), Swier(s), Swiert(s), Zweer(s) Zweert(s), and Zwiert(s). Zwiers and Zweers are now the most common forms. [2] People with these surnames include:
- Emanuel Sweert (1552–1612), Dutch botanist and illustrator
- Jeronimus Sweerts (1603–1636), Dutch still life painter
- Salomon Sweers (1611–1674), Dutch East India Company counsel ( Sweers Island was named after him)
- Michiel Sweerts (1618–1664), Flemish painter and printmaker
- Isaac Sweers (1622–1673), Dutch admiral, brother of Salomon ( HNLMS Isaac Sweers was named after him)
- Bernard Zweers (1854–1924), Dutch composer and music teacher
- Nel Zwier (1936–2001), Dutch high jumper
- Frank Zweerts (born 1943), Dutch field hockey player
- Jeroen Zweerts (born 1945), Dutch field hockey player, brother of Frank
- Claudia Zwiers (born 1973), Dutch judoka
See also
- 6213 Zwiers, main belt asteroid named after Hendrikus Johannes Zwiers (1865–1923), Dutch astronomer at the Leiden Observatory
References
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.