Surname

Beekes

“brook, stream”

Beekes is a surname from Dutch.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Beekes goes back to Dutch Beekes, meaning “brook, stream.”

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Where it comes from

Beekes comes from Dutch.

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How it developed

From Dutch Beekes.

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Beekes’s family of names

In Dutch usage, Beekes as a surname has a transliteration in Μπέκας. In English usage, Beekes as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Бекес.

Walk Beekes’s family in the name graph

BeekesΜπέκαςБекес

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

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Similar names

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Dutch

Beets

Beets is a surname from Dutch. It is used in English and Dutch.

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German

Beeker

Beeker is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

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Polish

Bies

“rush; sedge”

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German

Beus

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German

Bernards

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German

Betten

Betten is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

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Dutch

Buys

Buys is a surname from Dutch.

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German

Booms

Booms is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

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Sibling ideas

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