Kees name meaning

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Updated: March 15th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Latin and Old French
Usage: Dutch
Pronunciation: case
Meaning: Like a Horn, Strong Willed, Wise, Horned, Raven and War Horn
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What does Kees mean?

The rare boy name Kees is originated from Latin and Old French is especially used in Dutch. Kees is variant of everlasting and prevalent Cornell. Cornell is form of famed, persistent and pious Cornelius.

Cornell is a short form of Cornelius. Rare Cornell has its origin in Old French and Latin is especially used in German and French, Cornell means "Horn". Also. Kees is diminutive of Cornelius.

Cornelius is derivative of Corneille.

How do I pronounce Kees?

The most common way to pronounce one syllabled Kees is case. The name can also be pronounced as kees.

Variants of Kees

Cornell, Cornelius, Corneil, Cornelio, Cornel, Canny

Middle Names for Kees

Zeon, Wyot, Zier, Nathael, view more middle names that goes with Kees

Names that rhyme with Kees

How popular is the name Kees?

Kees is a familiar baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 200 names. In 2015, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 189 on boy names chart when 87 babies were given the name Kees.

There are over 423 babies that have been given the name Kees in Netherlands. Kees is an uncommon baby name in United States where it has been in use since 1985 and achieved its top ranking of 6254 in 2003.

There are over 136 babies that have been given the name Kees in United States.

Kees is a rare baby name in England and Wales, chances of it being still in use are very slim.

But Kees is a popular baby name in India where every 1 in 140000 have the name. At least, 60000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our findings.

YearRankBirths
2015106156
201296917
200998517
200898657
2007757910
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Facts

Kees in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands433721352431
Sweden15112431
Norway1592431
Denmark110240

Numerological aspects of Kees

You have a strong sense of order. You chose not to love people who don't love themselves. You are a great person with no need of self-doubt. What concerns you is your soul and how to keep yourself happy and aware. You prefer to keep your feelings to yourself. You are seen as this ignorant, negative person who's full of himself, when in fact, you are the total opposite but only for people who deserve it.

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Famous people named Kees

  • Kees Boeke, Dutch reformist educator
  • Kees Torn, Dutch text writer and comedy performer
  • Kees Maks, Dutch painter born in Amsterdam
  • Kees Bruynzeel, Dutch businessman, timber merchant and yachtsman
  • Kees van Baaren, Dutch composer and teacher
  • Kees Bakels, Dutch conductor
  • Kees van Aelst, He was part of the Dutch team which finished fifth
  • Kees Klop, Dutch professor of political ethics at Radboud University Nijmegen
  • Kees Wijdekop, Dutch sprint canoeist
  • Kees Schouhamer Immink, Dutch scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur,
  • Kees van Dongen, Dutch-French painter
  • Kees Verkerk, former speed skater from the Netherlands
  • Kees Meeuws, New Zealand former rugby union prop and current assistant coach of the Highlanders
  • Kees Luijckx, Dutch footballer
  • Kees van Wonderen, Dutch retired footballer
  • Kees Kist, retired football striker from the Netherlands
  • Kees Vendrik, member of the Netherlands Court of Audit
  • Kees Zwamborn, former football defender from the Netherlands
  • Kees Verkade, Dutch artist and sculptor
  • Kees van Ierssel, Dutch former footballer who played as a defender
  • Kees van Buuren, Dutch footballer
  • Kees Pijl, Dutch footballer who was active as a striker
  • Kees Rijvers, former Dutch footballer

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