Schellekens

Schellekens is a Dutch (mostly patronymic) surname. Schelleken was a diminutive of Germanic names like Schalk and Godschalk (=God's servant) in North Brabant. Dutch surnames similarly derived are Schalken, Schel(l), Schellen, Schellens, and Scheltens. People with these surnames include:

• Anne Schellekens (born 1986), Dutch rower
• Elisabeth Schellekens (born 1970s), British philosopher
• Harry Schellekens (born 1952), Dutch football goalkeeper
• Imke Schellekens (born 1977), Dutch equestrian
• Maarten Schellekens, possible birth name of Martinus Becanus (1563–1624), Jesuit theologian
• Paul Schellekens (born 1951), Dutch civil servant and diplomat

• Godfried Schalcken (1643–1706), Dutch genre and portrait painter
• Sjeng Schalken (born 1976), Dutch tennis player

• (born 1966), Belgian triathlete

• Philip Scheltens (born 1957), Dutch neurologist

See also

• Schalk
• Schell, a surname with several origins

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