Moerman

Moerman is a Dutch surname. Moer was the name for a bog where peat was harvested. A moerman could have referred to a peat harvester or trader, or a person living near such a region.[1][2] Notable people with this surname include:

  • Adrien Moerman (born 1988), French basketball player
  • Cornelis Moerman (1893–1988), Dutch physician
  • Daniel Moerman (born 1941), American medical anthropologist
  • Ernst Moerman (1897–1944), Belgian writer and film director
  • Fientje Moerman (born 1958), Belgian liberal politician
  • Francis-Alfred Moerman (1936–2010), Belgian-born French gypsy jazz guitarist
  • Gerben Moerman, (born 1959) Dutch sociologist
  • Jan Moerman (1850–1896), Belgian genre painter
  • Jean-Paul Moerman (born 1952), Belgian Walloon politician

Joren Moerman, Flemish director

See also

References
  1. Moerman at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
  2. Moerman in the Middle Dutch dictionary
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