Baert

Baert is a Dutch surname particularly common in the Belgian provinces of West and East Flanders. It may be patronymic ("son of Baert") (Bert), though "baert" is also an archaic spelling of Dutch "baard", meaning "beard", and may have referred to a persons appearance or profession as a barber. People with this surname include:

Barbara Baert (born 1967), Belgian art historian
Dirk Baert (born 1949), Belgian track cyclist
Dominique Baert (born 1959), French Flemish politician
François Baert (1651–1719), Belgian Jesuit hagiographer
Frans Baert (born 1925), Belgian lawyer and philosopher
Jan Baert (1650–2702), Dunkerque corsair
Jean-Pierre Baert (born 1951), Belgian racing cyclist
Louis Baert (1903–1969), Belgian football referee
Nand Baert (1932–1985), Belgian radio and television presenter
Patrick Baert (born 1961), Belgian sociologist and social theorist

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