Thijs

Thijs is a common Dutch given name and surname. It is a short form of Matthijs (Matthew). Some better known people with this name include:

Given name

Thijs Al (born 1980), Dutch mountain biker
Thijs Berman (born 1957), Dutch politician
Thijs Libregts (born 1941), Dutch football coach
Thijs Maris (1839-1917), Dutch painter, etcher and lithographer
Thijs van Leer (born 1948), Dutch flautist, singer and composer
Thijs Westbroek, Dutch DJ
Thijs Molendijk (born 1994), Dutch professional Hearthstone player
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Surname

Bernd Thijs (born 1978), Belgian footballer
Erika Thijs (1960–2011), Belgian politician
Erwin Thijs (born 1970), Belgian road bicycle racer
Jan Thijs (Johannes Thysius) (1621–1653), Dutch book collector
Jim Thijs (born 1980), Belgian triathlete
Lutgarde Thijs (born 1962), Belgian sprint canoer
Paul Thijs (born 1946), Belgian long-distance runner
Pieter Thijs (1624–1677), Flemish painter

See also

Tijs, an even shorter Dutch form of Matthew
Thys, spelling variant, common in the Belgian province of Antwerp
Thijs is one of the first two satellites of the Galileo global navigation satellite system, named after a Belgian boy who won a drawing competition

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