Kleijn
Kleijn is a Dutch surname meaning "small". The ij digraph is often replaced with a "y" (Kleyn).[1] Among variant forms are De Kleijn, Kleijne, Klein, Kleine, and Klijn. Notable people with the surname include:
- Antoinette Kleyn-Ockerse (1762–1828), Dutch poet, mother of Pieter Rudolph Kleijn
- Arvid de Kleijn (born 1994), Dutch racing cyclist
- Eelke Kleijn (born 1983), Dutch producer and DJ
- Jan Kleyn (1925–2009), Dutch sprinter
- Jean Kleyn (born 1993), South African rugby player
- Matthijs Kleyn (born 1979), Dutch television presenter, novelist, and tabloid journalist
- Pieter Rudolph Kleijn (1785–1816), Dutch landscape painter, son of Antoinette Kleijn-Ockerse
References
[edit]- ^ Kleijn (y) at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands