Rembrandt (given name)
| Pronunciation | English: /ˈrɛmbrænt, -brɑːnt/[1] Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt] ⓘ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Language(s) | Dutch |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old High German |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Rembrand, Rembrant |
Rembrandt is a Dutch given name of Old Dutch and Old High German origin. Variants are Rembrand and Rembrant. An old form was Ragemprand with Ragem, Rem (advice) and prand, brand (sword).[2] In 2014, there were 203 persons with Rembrandt as a given name in the Netherlands.[3]
People named Rembrandt
[edit]- Rembrandt Bugatti (1884–1916), Italian sculptor
- Rembrandt Frerichs (born 1977), Dutch jazz pianist
- Rembrandt McClintock (1901–1968), Australian lithographer
- Rembrandt Peale (1778–1860), American painter
- Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) Dutch painter, draftsman, and graphic artist known mononymously as Rembrandt
- Rembrandt C. Robinson (1924–1972), American naval officer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Rembrandt Brown, a character on the American science fiction television series Sliders
- Rembrandt, a character on the 1979 American cult action thriller film The Warriors and the 2005 video game of the same name
This section lists people that share the same given name.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Rembrandt" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
- ^ Behindthename.com Rembrandt
- ^ "Rembrandt". www.meertens.knaw.nl (in Dutch). Meertens Instituut. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
External links
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