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
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Surnames derived from the words "little", "small"
- Little
- Lytle
- Lyttle
- Small
- Smalls
- Hiberno-Norman: Pettitt, Pettit, Pettitte
- Klein
- Klain
- Klajn
- Kleijn
- Kleine
- Klejn
- Kleyn
- Klijn
- Petit, Du Petit
- Hungarian: Kis, Kiss
Surname list
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