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Maes (surname)

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Maes or Maës is a Dutch & Spanish (Maes/e) patronymic surname. It is the third most common surname in Belgium (25,683 people). Notable people with the surname include:

Maes

Maës

  • Eugène Maës (1890–1945), French footballer
  • Tove Maës (1921–2010), Danish actress of stage, television and film

Others

Maes is also a Welsh or Brythonic toponymic name referring to one who lived or worked “in or near a field”. In this usage it is pronounced “Mize”, and is a possible etymological source of that name as well.

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