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Botha (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈbuəta]) is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the Friso-Saxon Both.^[1] It was brought to South Africa in 1678 by Frederich Botha.^[2]^{[better source needed]} Botha roughly translates to "son of the leader" in Middle Dutch.^{[citation needed]}

The progenitors of the extended clan were Maria Kickers, her first partner Ferdinandùs Appel, and her later husband Frederich Botha.^[3]

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.^[2] This child, a son named Theunis, was later adopted by the Bothas. His descendants include:^[4]

Louis Botha (1862–1919), first Prime Minister of South Africa, often referred to as "General 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.^[2] Today, their legal descendants number around 76,125 people,^[4] and include:

Artists, artisans and businesspeople

Danila Botha, South African-born Canadian novelist
Hannah Botha, South African actress
Johan Botha (tenor) (1965–2016), opera singer
Leon Botha, South African artist and progeria victim
Mike Botha, South African-born master diamond cutter
Roelof Botha, South African account, former PayPal chief financial officer
Piet Botha, South African rock musician
Willem Botha, South African singer and actor

Politicians, civil servants, and activists

Andries Botha, Khoikhoi leader in the Cape Colony
Cornelius Botha, South African politician
Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha (1932–2018), South African politician and diplomat
Sandra Botha, South African diplomat and ambassador
Stoffel Botha, South African politician
Theo Botha, South African shareholder activist
Thozamile Botha, South African politician

Rugby players

Arno Botha, South African rugby player
Bernado Botha, South African rugby player
Brendon James Botha, South African rugby player
Chrysander Botha, Namibian rugby player
Gary Botha, South African rugby player
Hendrik Egnatius "Naas" Botha, South African rugby player
John Philip "Bakkies" Botha, South African rugby player
Mouritz Botha, South African rugby player
Ruan Botha, South African rugby player
Tom Botha, South African rugby player

Cricketers

Andre Botha (cricketer) (born 1975), South African-born Irish cricketer
Anthony Greyvensteyn Botha, South African cricketer
Beverly Botha, South African female cricketer
Dewald Botha, South African cricketer
Dawid Botha, Namibian cricketer
Johan Botha (cricketer) (born 1982), South African born Australian cricketer

Other sportspersons

Adriaan Botha, South African sprinter
Andre Botha (bodyboarder) (born 1980), South African bodyboarder
Francois Botha, South African boxer
Heidi Botha, South African fencer
Johan Botha (athlete) (born 1974), South African middle distance runner
Lukas "Luki" Botha, South African Formula One driver
Riaan Botha, South African pole vaulter
Tyler Botha, South African skeleton racer
Wendy Botha, South African-born Australian surfer

Other uses

Botha, village in the Lundazi district in Eastern Province, Zambia
1354 Botha, asteroid
Anna Elizabeth Botha (née Rossouw), former South African first lady
Blackburn Botha, Royal Air Force reconnaissance aircraft
Botha, Alberta, Canadian settlement in Alberta
Botha Sigcau, former President of Transkei
Botha's Hill, South African settlement in KwaZulu-Natal
Botha's lark (Spizocorys fringillaris), a South African lark
Gunther Botha, South African mercenary in Matthew Reilly's Area 7
Jaapie Botha, fictional South African Police officer in the film The Power of One
Karl Botha, fictional counterfeiter from Pepetela's novels
Louis Botha Avenue, Johannesburg street
Mutro Botha, assassin in the television series Batman Beyond
Regiment Botha, South African Army unit
SATS General Botha, South African warship

References

^ "Botha – History". Home.mweb.co.za. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
^ ^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.
^ "Maria Kickers, SM/PROG (1655–1723) – Genealogy". Geni.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
^ ^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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[1] "Botha – History". Home.mweb.co.za. Retrieved 2016-09-25.

[Cape-2] "First Fifty Years – a project collating Cape of Good Hope records – Frederich Both". E-family.co.za. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-09-25.

[3] "Maria Kickers, SM/PROG (1655–1723) – Genealogy". Geni.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.

[Appel-4] 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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 '''Botha''' ({{IPA-af|ˈbuəta}}) 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.<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}}
-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> 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>
+==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"/>
+*[[Louis Botha]] (1862–1919), 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
+==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 ===
-*[[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
+*[[Johan Botha (tenor)]] (1965–2016), opera singer
-*[[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
+*[[Piet Botha]], South African rock musician
+*[[Willem Botha]], South African singer and actor
+===Politicians, civil servants, and activists===
+*[[Andries Botha]], Khoikhoi leader in the Cape Colony
+*[[Cornelius Botha]], South African politician
 *[[Pik Botha|Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha]] (1932–2018), 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
+===Rugby players===
+*[[Arno Botha]], South African rugby player
+*[[Bernado Botha]], South African rugby player
+*[[BJ Botha|Brendon James Botha]], South African rugby player
+*[[Chrysander Botha]], Namibian rugby player
+*[[Gary Botha]], South African rugby player
+*[[Naas Botha|Hendrik Egnatius "Naas" Botha]], South African rugby player
+*[[Bakkies Botha|John Philip "Bakkies" Botha]], South African rugby player
+*[[Mouritz Botha]], South African rugby player
+*[[Ruan Botha]], South African rugby player
 *[[Tom Botha]], South African rugby player
-*[[Tyler Botha]], South African skeleton racer
-*[[Wendy Botha]], South African-born Australian surfer
-*[[Willem Botha]], South African singer and actor
+===Cricketers===
-==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"/>
+*[[Andre Botha (cricketer)]] (born 1975), South African-born Irish cricketer
-*[[Louis Botha]] (1862–1919), 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
+*[[Ant Botha|Anthony Greyvensteyn Botha]], South African cricketer
+*[[Beverly Botha]], South African female cricketer
+*[[Dewald Botha]], South African cricketer
+*[[Dawid Botha]], Namibian cricketer
+*[[Johan Botha (cricketer)]] (born 1982), South African born Australian cricketer
+===Other sportspersons===
+*[[Adriaan Botha]], South African sprinter
+*[[Andre Botha (bodyboarder)]] (born 1980), South African bodyboarder
+*[[Francois Botha]], South African boxer
+*[[Heidi Botha]], South African fencer
+*[[Johan Botha (athlete)]] (born 1974), South African middle distance runner
+*[[Luki Botha|Lukas "Luki" Botha]], South African Formula One driver
+*[[Riaan Botha]], South African pole vaulter
+*[[Tyler Botha]], South African skeleton racer
+*[[Wendy Botha]], South African-born Australian surfer
 ==Other uses==