Dijkstra

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Region of origin Netherlands		Language(s) of origin West Frisian
Meaning Signified that the family either lived next to a dijk or came from a place with the element "-dijk" in its name Related names Terpstra, Dijkema, van Dijk, van Dyke

Dijkstra ( [ˈdɛikstrɑ] or [ˈdikstrɑ]) is a Dutch family name of West Frisian origin. Notable persons with that name include:

People

Bram Dijkstra (born 1938), American professor of English literature and cultural historian

Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930–2002), Dutch computer scientist

Lou Dijkstra (1909-1964), Dutch speed skater, father of Sjoukje Dijkstra

Meindert Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch footballer

Pia Dijkstra (born 1954), Dutch politician and television presenter

Remco Dijkstra (born 1972), Dutch politician

Rineke Dijkstra (born 1959), Dutch photographer

Sieb Dijkstra (born 1966), Dutch football goalkeeper

Sjoukje Dijkstra (born 1942), Dutch figure skater

Wieke Dijkstra (born 1984), Dutch field hockey player

Roel Dijkstra, eponymous character in a comic book series published from 1977 to 1995

Sigismund Dijkstra, character from Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher saga and the third Witcher game

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