De Heer

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De Heer is a Dutch surname, meaning "the gentleman / lord".[1] The variant forms d'Heer and De Heere are now (nearly) extinct in the Netherlands.[2] People with the name include:

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  • Gerrit de Heere (1657–1702), Dutch Governor of Ceylon
  • Lucas de Heere or Lucas 'd'Heere (1534–1584), Flemish portrait painter, poet and writer

See also[edit]

  • De Heere or "Heerestraat", original name of Manhattan's Broadway

References[edit]

  1. ^ Heer, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
  2. ^ Heer, d' and Heere, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.