Bijlsma is a hybrid Dutch-Frisian metonymic originally meaning "axe man". Documented origins involve a carpenter and butcher.[1] People with this surname, often spelled Bylsma abroad, include:
- Anner Bijlsma (1934–2019), Dutch cellist
- Carine Bijlsma (born 1983), Dutch documentary film maker and photographer
- Gerrit Bijlsma (1929–2004), Dutch Olympic water polo player
See also edit
- Bylsma, a spelling more common outside of the Netherlands
References edit
- ^ Bijlsma at the Meertens Institute Dutch surname database.
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