Blaauw

Blaauw () is a Dutch surname. It is an archaic spelling of modern Dutch blauw, meaning blue. This may have referred to the pale skin, the eyes, or the clothes of the original bearer of the name or the surname may be metonymic, e.g. referring to a dyer or someone who produced bluing in a mill. Notable people with the surname include:

• William Henry Blaauw (1793–1870), English antiquarian and historian
• (1759–1829), a lawyer, politician and diplomat
• (1875–1949), a writer
• (1885–1947), an architect
• (1889–1942), a music teacher and pianist
• (1911–1961), an engineer and business manager
• Adriaan Blaauw (1914–2010), Dutch astronomer
• 2145 Blaauw, his namesake asteroid
• (1918–1945), a resistance fighter
• (1923–1943), Dutch merchant navy engineer
• Gerrit Blaauw (1924–2018), Dutch computer engineer and designer
• (1928–2020), a policeman and publicist
• (born 1941), a sculptor
• (1941–2020), a politician
• (born 1945), an artist
• (born 1962), an actress and producer
• Marco Blaauw (born 1965), Dutch trumpet player
• David Theodore Blaauw (born c.1965), American engineer
• Ron Blaauw (chef) (born 1967), Dutch head chef at an eponymic restaurant and TV-personality
• Marieke Blaauw (born 1971), Dutch animator
• (born 1974), a footballer
• (1974–1999), a comedian and writer
• Wicus Blaauw (born 1986), South African rugby player
• (born 1986), a South African golf professional
• (born 1994), a politician
• (born 1997), a handball player

See also

• Blaeu (disambiguation), variant spelling of the same surname, made famous by the cartographer family Blaeu
• Blau (surname), German surname with the same meaning

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