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'''Botha''' ({{IPA-af|ˈbʊəta}}) is a common [[Afrikaans]] [[surname]], derived from the [[East Frisian Low Saxon|Friso-Saxon]] ''[[Both (surname)|Both]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.mweb.co.za/el/elijo/eng/history.html |title=Botha – History |website=Home.mweb.co.za |date= |accessdate=2016-09-25}}</ref> It was brought to [[South Africa]] in 1678 by Frederich Botha, who gave his name to all of Maria Kickers' children upon their marriage.<ref name="Cape">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g7/p7773.htm |title=First Fifty Years – a project collating Cape of Good Hope records – Frederich Both |website=E-family.co.za |date=2016-08-20 |accessdate=2016-09-25}}</ref>{{bettersource|date=April 2018}} ''Botha'' roughly translates to "son of the leader" in [[Middle Dutch]].{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}
'''Botha''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ʊər|t|ə}} in non-rhotic dialects of English, {{IPA|af|ˈbuəta}}) is a common [[Afrikaans]] [[surname]], derived from the [[East Frisian Low Saxon]] ''[[Both (surname)|Both]]''. It was brought to [[South Africa]] in 1678 by Frederich Botha.<ref name="Cape">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy/g7/p7773.htm |title=First Fifty Years – a project collating Cape of Good Hope records – Frederich Both |website=E-family.co.za |date=2016-08-20 |accessdate=2016-09-25}}</ref>{{bettersource|date=April 2018}}


The progenitors of the extended clan were Maria Kickers along with both Dutch South-African Ferdinandus Appel (an illegitimate partner) and German South-African Frederich Botha, whose name they legally adopted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geni.com/people/Maria-Kickers/4705796237050024653 |title=Maria Kickers, SM/PROG (1655–1723) – Genealogy |website=Geni.com |date= |accessdate=2016-09-25}}</ref> Married in 1714, Kickers and Botha later farmed for a living between [[Stellenbosch]] and [[Somerset West]].<ref name="Cape"/> Today, their legal descendants number around 76,125 people,<ref name="Appel">{{cite web |url=http://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/32007/Greeff_Appel%282013%29.pdf?sequence=1 |format=PDF |title= Appel Botha Cornelitz : the abc of a three hundred year old divorce case |author1= Jaco M. Greeff |author2= J. Christoff Erasmus |website= Repository.up.ca.za |accessdate= 2016-09-25}}</ref> and including:
The progenitors of the extended clan were Maria Kickers, her first partner Ferdinandùs Appel, and her later husband Frederich Botha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geni.com/people/Maria-Kickers/4705796237050024653 |title=Maria Kickers, SM/PROG (1655–1723) – Genealogy |website=Geni.com |date= |accessdate=2016-09-25}}</ref>

*[[Adriaan Botha]], South African sprinter
*[[Andre Botha (bodyboarder)]] (born 1980), South African bodyboarder
*[[Andre Botha (cricketer)]] (born 1975), South African-born Irish cricketer
*[[Andries Botha]], Khoikhoi leader in the Cape Colony
*[[Ant Botha|Anthony Greyvensteyn Botha]], South African cricketer
*[[Arno Botha]], South African rugby player
*[[Bernado Botha]], South African rugby player
*[[Beverly Botha]], South African female cricketer
*[[BJ Botha|Brendon James Botha]], South African rugby player
*[[Cornelius Botha]], South African politician
*[[Chrysander Botha]], Namibian rugby player
*[[Danila Botha]], South African-born Canadian novelist
*[[Dewald Botha]], South African cricketer
*[[Dawid Botha]], Namibian cricketer
*[[Francois Botha]], South African boxer
*[[Gary Botha]], South African rugby player
*[[Hannah Botha]], South African actress
*[[Heidi Botha]], South African fencer
*[[Naas Botha|Hendrik Egnatius "Naas" Botha]], South African rugby player
{{:Johan Botha}}
*[[Bakkies Botha|John Philip "Bakkies" Botha]], South African rugby player
*[[Leon Botha]], South African artist and progeria victim
*[[Luki Botha|Lukas "Luki" Botha]], South African Formula One driver
*[[Mike Botha]], South African-born master diamond cutter
*[[Mouritz Botha]], South African rugby player
*[[Piet Botha]], South African rock musician
*[[Riaan Botha]], South African pole vaulter
*[[Roelof Botha]], South African account, former PayPal chief financial officer
*[[Pik Botha|Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha]], South African politician and diplomat
*[[Ruan Botha]], South African rugby player
*[[Sandra Botha]], South African diplomat and ambassador
*[[Stoffel Botha]], South African politician
*[[Theo Botha]], South African shareholder activist
*[[Thozamile Botha]], South African politician
*[[Tom Botha]], South African rugby player
*[[Tyler Botha]], South African skeleton racer
*[[Wendy Botha]], South African-born Australian surfer


==Descendants of Ferdinandùs Appel==
==Descendants of Ferdinandùs Appel==
Prior to her marriage to Frederich Botha, Maria Kickers had an out-of-wedlock child fathered by Ferdinandùs Appel, another Hollander from an Amsterdam family.<ref name="Cape"/> This child, a son named Theunis, was later adopted by the Bothas. His descendants include:<ref name="Appel"/>
Prior to her marriage to Frederich Botha, Maria Kickers had an out-of-wedlock child fathered by Ferdinandùs Appel, another Hollander from an Amsterdam family.<ref name="Cape"/> This child, a son named Theunis, was later adopted by the Bothas. His descendants include:<ref name="Appel"/>


*[[Louis Botha]] (1862–1919), first Prime Minister of South Africa, often referred to as "General Botha"
*[[Louis Botha]] (1862–1919), [[Second Boer War]] general and first Prime Minister of South Africa, often referred to as "General Botha"
*[[P. W. Botha|Pieter Willem "P.W." Botha]] (1916–2006), South African prime minister from 1978 to 1984 and state president from 1984 to 1989
*[[P. W. Botha|Pieter Willem "P.W." Botha]] (1916–2006), South African prime minister from 1978 to 1984 and state president from 1984 to 1989

==Descendants of Frederich Botha==
Married in 1714, Kickers and Botha later farmed for a living between [[Stellenbosch]] and [[Somerset West]].<ref name="Cape"/> Today, their legal descendants number around 76,125 people,<ref name="Appel">{{cite web |url=http://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/32007/Greeff_Appel%282013%29.pdf?sequence=1 |format=PDF |title= Appel Botha Cornelitz : the abc of a three hundred year old divorce case |author1= Jaco M. Greeff |author2= J. Christoff Erasmus |website= Repository.up.ca.za |accessdate= 2016-09-25}}</ref> and include:

===Artists, artisans and businesspeople ===

*[[Danila Botha]] (born 1982), South African-born Canadian novelist
*[[Hannah Botha]] (1923-2007), South African actress
*[[Johan Botha (tenor)]] (1965–2016), opera singer
*[[Leon Botha]] (1985-2011), South African artist and progeria victim
*[[Mike Botha]] (born 1947), South African-born master diamond cutter
*[[Piet Botha]] (1955-2019), South African rock musician
*[[Roelof Botha]] (born 1973), South African actuary, former PayPal chief financial officer
*[[Willem Botha]] (born 1987), South African singer and actor

===Politicians, civil servants, and activists===

*[[Andries Botha (soldier)|Andries Botha]] (19th century), Khoikhoi leader in the Cape Colony
*[[Annie Botha]] (1864-1937), wife of the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
*[[Chris Botha]] (1864-1902), head of police and Boer War general, younger brother of [[Louis Botha]]
*[[Cornelius Botha]] (1932-2014), South African politician
*[[Philip Botha]] (1851-1901), Boer War general, older brother of Louis Botha
*[[Pik Botha|Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha]] (1932–2018), South African politician and diplomat
*[[Sandra Botha]] (born 1945), South African diplomat and ambassador
*[[Stoffel Botha]] (1929–1998), South African politician
*[[Theo Botha]] (born 1960), South African shareholder activist
*[[Thozamile Botha]] (born 1948), South African politician

===Rugby players===

*[[Arno Botha]] (born 1991), South African rugby player
*[[Bernado Botha]] (born 1988), South African rugby player
*[[BJ Botha|Brendon James Botha]] (born 1980), South African rugby player
*[[Chrysander Botha]] (born 1988), Namibian rugby player
*[[Dolph Botha]] (Philip Rudolph, born 1993), South African rugby player
*[[Gary Botha]] (born 1981), South African rugby player
*[[Naas Botha|Hendrik Egnatius "Naas" Botha]] (born 1958), South African rugby player
*[[Bakkies Botha|John Philip "Bakkies" Botha]] (born 1979), South African rugby player
*[[Mouritz Botha]] (born 1982), South African rugby player
*[[Ruan Botha]] (born 1992), South African rugby player
*[[Tom Botha]] (born 1990), South African rugby player

===Cricketers===

*[[Andre Botha (cricketer)]] (born 1975), South African-born Irish cricketer
*[[Ant Botha|Anthony Greyvensteyn Botha]] (born 1976), South African cricketer
*[[Beverly Botha]] (born 1953), South African female cricketer
*[[Dewald Botha]] (born 1991), South African cricketer
*[[Dawid Botha]] (born 1988), Namibian cricketer
*[[Johan Botha (cricketer)]] (born 1982), South African born Australian cricketer

===Other sportspersons===

*[[Adriaan Botha (sprinter)]] (born 1977), South African sprinter
*[[Andre Botha (bodyboarder)]] (born 1980), South African bodyboarder
* [[Bryony Botha]] (born 1997), New Zealand cyclist
*[[Francois Botha]] (born 1968), South African boxer
*[[Heidi Botha]] (born 1968), South African fencer
*[[Johan Botha (athlete)]] (born 1974), South African middle-distance runner
*[[Luki Botha|Lukas "Luki" Botha]] (1930-2006), South African Formula One driver
*[[Riaan Botha]] (born 1970), South African pole vaulter
*[[Tyler Botha]] (born 1980), South African skeleton racer
*[[Wendy Botha]] (born 1965), South African-born Australian surfer


==Other uses==
==Other uses==
*Botha, village in the [[Lundazi]] district in Eastern Province, Zambia
*Botha, village in the [[Lundazi]] district in Eastern Province, Zambia
*[[1354 Botha]], asteroid
*[[1354 Botha]], asteroid
*[[Anna Elizabeth Botha]] (née ''Rossouw''), former South African first lady
*[[Anna Elizabeth Botha]] (née ''Rossouw'', 1922-1997), wife of South African prime minister [[P. W. Botha|Pieter Willem Botha]] (1916-2006), so former South African first lady
*[[Blackburn Botha]], Royal Air Force]reconnaissance aircraft
*[[Blackburn Botha]], Royal Air Force reconnaissance aircraft
*[[Botha, Alberta]], Canadian settlement in Alberta
*[[Botha, Alberta]], Canadian settlement in Alberta
*[[Botha Sigcau]], former President of Transkei
*[[Botha Sigcau]] (died 1978), former President of Transkei
*[[Botha's Hill]], South African settlement in KwaZulu-Natal
*[[Botha's Hill]], South African settlement in KwaZulu-Natal
*[[Botha's lark]] (''Spizocorys fringillaris''), a South African lark
*[[Botha's lark]] (''Spizocorys fringillaris''), a South African lark
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*[[Regiment Botha]], South African Army unit
*[[Regiment Botha]], South African Army unit
*SATS [[HMS Thames (1885)|''General Botha'']], South African warship
*SATS [[HMS Thames (1885)|''General Botha'']], South African warship
*[[Bothanomics]], program of economic reform of the then South African state president Pieter Willem Botha
*[[Bothasig]], northern suburb of Cape Town
*[[Bothaville]], town in the north-west of the Free State


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:02, 19 October 2024

Botha (pronounced /ˈbʊərtə/ in non-rhotic dialects of English, Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈbuəta]) is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the East Frisian Low Saxon Both. It was brought to South Africa in 1678 by Frederich Botha.[1][better source needed]

The progenitors of the extended clan were Maria Kickers, her first partner Ferdinandùs Appel, and her later husband Frederich Botha.[2]

Descendants of Ferdinandùs Appel

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Prior to her marriage to Frederich Botha, Maria Kickers had an out-of-wedlock child fathered by Ferdinandùs Appel, another Hollander from an Amsterdam family.[1] This child, a son named Theunis, was later adopted by the Bothas. His descendants include:[3]

Descendants of Frederich Botha

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Married in 1714, Kickers and Botha later farmed for a living between Stellenbosch and Somerset West.[1] Today, their legal descendants number around 76,125 people,[3] and include:

Artists, artisans and businesspeople

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Politicians, civil servants, and activists

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Rugby players

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Cricketers

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Other sportspersons

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Other uses

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "First Fifty Years – a project collating Cape of Good Hope records – Frederich Both". E-family.co.za. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. ^ "Maria Kickers, SM/PROG (1655–1723) – Genealogy". Geni.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  3. ^ a b Jaco M. Greeff; J. Christoff Erasmus. "Appel Botha Cornelitz : the abc of a three hundred year old divorce case" (PDF). Repository.up.ca.za. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
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