Klaas

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name = Klaas


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pronunciation= IPA2|klaːs
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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

*DJ Klaas, a German DJ renowned for his distinctive remixes.
*Klaas Bolt, a Dutch organist and improviser
*Klaas van den Broek, a Dutch ice hockey player
*Klaas Bruinsma, a Dutch translator
*Klaas Bruinsma, a Dutch drug baron
*Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, a Dutch footballer
*Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk, a Dutch cricketer
*Klaas Reimer, a Prussian mennonite
*Klaas Schilder, a Dutch theologian and professor
*Klaas Veenhof, a Dutch assyriologist
*Klaas Veering, a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
*Klaas de Vries, a Dutch composer
*Klaas de Vries, a Dutch politician
*Klaas-Erik Zwering, a Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist

Notable persons whose surname is Klaas

*C.J. Klaas, an American soccer defensive midfielder.
*Kathrin Klaas, a German hammer thrower.
*Polly Klaas, an American murder victim.
*Jan Klaasen, the Dutch version of Punch and Judy.

ee also

*Claus/Klaus, a German variant of "Klaas".
*Nicholas