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Kees (given name)

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Kees
PronunciationDutch: [keːs]
GenderMale
Language(s)Dutch
Origin
Language(s)Latin
Word/nameCornelius
DerivationCornelis
Other names
Alternative spellingCees
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Kees is a masculine nickname, contracted (shortened) name, or given name common in the Netherlands,[2] originally derived from the name Cornelis.[3] An alternate spelling is Cees.[4]

Notable people with the given name Kees include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Norman, Teresa (2003). World of Baby Names, A (Revised). New York: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-4406-2556-5. OCLC 522378235. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  2. ^ Instituut, Meertens. "NVB : voornaam Kees". Welkom bij het Meertens Instituut (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  3. ^ van Osta, Ward (2012). Met naam en toenaam: voornamen, familienamen en bekende merknamen (in Dutch). Antwerpen/Apeldoorn: Garant. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-90-441-2931-1. OCLC 803366714. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  4. ^ Wendell, Evert; Waterman, Kees-Jan; Michelson, Gunther (2008). "To Do Justice to Him & Myself": Evert Wendell's Account Book of the Fur Trade with Indians in Albany, New York, 1695–1726. Lightning rod press series. American Philosophical Society. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-60618-912-2. OCLC 244177127. Retrieved 2018-12-18. ... In Dutch, Cees/Kees was (and is) a common derivation of Cornelus, Cornelis, and Cornelius.