Dijkstra

Dijkstra

Origin
Language(s)	West Frisian
Meaning	Signified that the family either lived close to a dijk or came from a place with the element "-dijk" in its name
Region of origin	Netherlands
Other names
Variant form(s)	Dykstra, Terpstra, Dijkema, van Dijk, van Dyke

Dijkstra (pronounced [ˈdɛikstrɑ] or [ˈdikstrɑ]) is a Dutch family name of West Frisian origin. It most commonly refers to:

• Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930–2002), Dutch computer scientist
  • Named after him: Dijkstra's algorithm, Dijkstra Prize, Dijkstra–Scholten algorithm

Dijkstra may also refer to:

People

• Bram Dijkstra (born 1938), American professor of English literature and cultural historian
• Jan Dijkstra (1910–1993), Dutch mayor
• Johan Dijkstra (1896–1978), Dutch painter, illustrator and stained glass artist
• Lenie Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch racing cyclist
• Lou Dijkstra (1909-1964), Dutch speed skater, father of Sjoukje Dijkstra
• Margaret Dijkstra, pseudonym of Eva Gerlach (born 1948), Dutch poet
• Marjolein Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch physicist
• Mart Dijkstra (born 1990), Dutch footballer
• Meindert Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch footballer
• Peter Dijkstra (born 1978), Dutch choir conductor
• Pia Dijkstra (born 1954), Dutch politician and television presenter
• Remco Dijkstra (born 1972), Dutch politician
• Rineke Dijkstra (born 1959), Dutch photographer
• Sieb Dijkstra (born 1966), Dutch football goalkeeper
• Sjoukje Dijkstra (born 1942), Dutch figure skater
• Wieke Dijkstra (born 1984), Dutch field hockey player

Fictional characters

• Roel Dijkstra, eponymous character in a comic book series published from 1977 to 1995
• Sigismund Dijkstra, character from Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher saga and the third Witcher game