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| ⚫ | '''Sjeng''' is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] masculine [[given name|first name]]. The name can still be found in [[Limburg_(Netherlands)|Limburg (The Netherlands)]] particularly in the south, in and around [[Maastricht]]. De name is a alteration of the [[France|French]] name "Jean", just like the name ''Sjang'' that also can be heard in Limburg. |
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| ⚫ | '''Sjeng''' is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] masculine [[first name]]. The name can still be found in [[Limburg_(Netherlands)|Limburg (The Netherlands)]] particularly in the south, in and around [[Maastricht]]. De name is a alteration of the [[France|French]] name "Jean", just like the name ''Sjang'' that also can be heard in Limburg. |
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People from Maastricht are sometimes referred to as ''Sjengen'' (plural of Sjeng), by themselves as well as by people from Limburg outside the city of Maastricht. The Maastricht [[dialect]] is sometimes jokingly referred to as ''Sjengs''. |
People from Maastricht are sometimes referred to as ''Sjengen'' (plural of Sjeng), by themselves as well as by people from Limburg outside the city of Maastricht. The Maastricht [[dialect]] is sometimes jokingly referred to as ''Sjengs''. |
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Revision as of 16:05, 2 February 2011
Sjeng is a Dutch masculine first name. The name can still be found in Limburg (The Netherlands) particularly in the south, in and around Maastricht. De name is a alteration of the French name "Jean", just like the name Sjang that also can be heard in Limburg.
People from Maastricht are sometimes referred to as Sjengen (plural of Sjeng), by themselves as well as by people from Limburg outside the city of Maastricht. The Maastricht dialect is sometimes jokingly referred to as Sjengs.
Famous people with the name Sjeng
- Sjeng Kraft: father of a female singer, well-known in and around Maastricht: Beppie Kraft. He himself was known as an accordionist and a writer of carnival songs;
- Johan "Sjeng" Kremers: the Queen's Commissioner of the Dutch province of Limburg from 1977 to 1990;
- Sjeng Schalken: a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands, born in Weert;
- Sjeng Tans, the founder of the Maastricht University and the university's first president.
Where 'Sjeng' can also be found
- "Sjeng aon de geng", a song written in the Maastricht dialect by Frans Theunisz, singer of the band the "Nachraove". The song is played often during carnival in Maastricht and even become known throughout the rest of the country in 1995.
- Sjeng and the gang, a band from the little town of Roggel.