Douwe or Douw is a Dutch given name of West Frisian origin, probably meaning "dove" (Frisian: dou).Douwe at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. Notable people with the name include:
Douwe Amels (born 1991), Dutch athlete Douwe Aukes (1612–1668), Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company Douwe Blumberg, Dutch sculptor Douwe Bob (born 1992), Dutch singer-songwriter Douwe Breimer (born 1943), Dutch pharmacologist Douwe Juwes de Dowe (1608–1662), Dutch painter Douwe Eisenga (born 1961), Dutch composer Douwe Korff (born 1951), Dutch legal scholar Douwe Sirtema van Grovestins (1710–1778), Frisian courtier Douw Steyn (1952–2025), South African billionaire businessman Douwe de Vries (born 1982), Dutch marathon and long track speed skater
See also Douwe Egberts, coffee brand named after Douwe Egberts de Jong (1755–1806), Frisian-Dutch merchant and coffee roaster
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