Douwe

Douwe or Douw is a Dutch given name of West Frisian origin, probably meaning "dove" (Frisian: dou).[1] Notable people with the name include:

• Douwe Amels (born 1991), Dutch track and field athlete
• Douwe Aukes (1612–1668), Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company
• Douwe Blumberg, Dutch sculptor
• Douwe Bob (born 1992), Dutch singer-songwriter
• Douwe Breimer (born 1943), Dutch pharmacologist
• Douwe Juwes de Dowe (1608–1662), Dutch Golden Age painter
• Douwe Eisenga (born 1961), Dutch composer
• Douwe Korff (born 1951), Dutch professor of international law at London Metropolitan University
• Douwe Sirtema van Grovestins (1710–1778), Frisian courtier at the court of stadtholder William IV
• Douw Steyn (born 1952), South African billionaire businessman
• Douwe de Vries (born 1982), Dutch marathon and long track speed skater

See also

• Douwe Egberts, coffee brand named after Douwe Egberts de Jong (1755–1806), Frisian-Dutch merchant and coffee roaster

References

1. Douwe at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.