Bijl
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Bijl or Byl is a Dutch surname. "Bijl" means "axe" in Dutch, and the name may be a metonymic occupational surname referring to a butcher or lumberjack. It can also be of Matronymic origin, referring to a short form of Sibylla.[1] People with this surname include:
- Arie Bijl (1908-1945), Dutch physicist
- Glenn Bijl (born 1995), Dutch footballer
- Guillaume Bijl (born 1946), Belgian installation artist
- Jeroen Bijl (born 1966), Dutch volleyballplayer and chef de mission of NOC NSF
- Lyn Byl (born 1979), German-British handball player
- Marc Bijl (born 1970), Dutch performance and installation artist
- Martine Bijl (1948–2019), Dutch singer, actress, writer and television presenter
- Nelly Byl (1919–2011), Belgian songwriter
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