Kleyn

Kleyn is surname literally meaning "little", an equivalent of German Klein. It can be Dutch or Yiddish origin.[1] The Dutch ij digraph is often replaced with a "y" (Kleyn), so it may be seen as a variant of Dutch Kleijn.[2]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Antoinette Kleyn-Ockerse
  • Jan Kleyn
  • Jean Kleyn
  • Matthijs Kleyn

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Kleyn

References

  1. ^ https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=kleyn
  2. ^ Kleijn (y)
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Surnames derived from the words "little", "small"
English
  • Little
  • Lytle
  • Lyttle
  • Small
  • Smalls
  • Hiberno-Norman: Pettitt, Pettit, Pettitte
Other Germanic
  • Klein
  • Klain
  • Klajn
  • Kleijn
  • Kleine
  • Klejn
  • Kleyn
  • Klijn
Romance
  • Petit, Du Petit
Slavic
other
  • Hungarian: Kis, Kiss
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Kleyn.
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