Marsman
Appearance
Marsman is a Dutch surname. It is either an occupational surname, with the meaning "peddler, hawker" (similar to the surname Kramer),[1] or a toponymic surname, with more or less the meaning "marsh man".[2] People with the surname include:
- Gooitske Marsman (born 1965), Dutch judoka
- Hendrik Marsman (1899–1940), Dutch poet and writer
- Hendrik Jan Marsman (1937–2012), Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator known by his pen name J. Bernlef
- Margot Marsman (1932–2018), Dutch swimmer
- Nick Marsman (born 1990), Dutch football goalkeeper
References
[edit]- ^ van Osta, Ward (2012). Met naam en toenaam : voornamen, familienamen en bekende merknamen (in Dutch). Antwerpen Apeldoorn: Garant. p. 93. ISBN 978-90-441-2931-1. OCLC 803366714. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ Marsman at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands