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Name Ouwehand
Type Surname (from location & from nickname)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsOudehand, Van Ouwehand, Ouwehands, Ouwehant, Ouweland, Van Ouweland, Van De Ouweland, Van Der Ouweland, Van Den Ouweland, Van Den Ouwelant, Oudeland, Ouderland, Ouwelant, Outland, Oudelant, Outlands, Ouwehamd, Van Den Auwelant
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Meaning & History
Means "old hand" in Dutch, originally a nickname for a fisherman, associated with the phrase "old hands at sea". Another theory holds that it comes from a misdivision of the surname Oudeland. A famous bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Esther Ouwehand (1976-).