Baan (surname)
Baan is a Dutch surname with a variety of origins. Variant forms are Baans, Baen, De Baan, De Baen and Van der Baan. It can be patronymic, where Baan or Bane may be, among others, a short form of Urbanus. Alternatively, given that Dutch baan can mean "lane" or "track", it may be a toponymic or metonymic occupational surname, referring e.g. to a kaatser or road maker. People with this name include:
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- David Baan, Dutch boxer
- Iwan Baan, Dutch photographer
- Jan Baan, Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist, brother of Paul
- Paul Baan, Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist, brother of Jan
- * Baan Corporation, software company founded by Jan and Paul Baan
- , Dutch forensic psychiater, namesake of the Pieter Baan Centre
- Rob Baan, Dutch football coach
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