Douwe
Douwe or Douw is a Dutch given name of West Frisian origin and probably meaning "dove". Notable people with the name include:
- Douwe Amels, Dutch track and field athlete
- Douwe Aukes, Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company
- Douwe Blumberg, Dutch sculptor
- Douwe Bob, Dutch singer-songwriter
- Douwe Breimer, Dutch pharmacologist
- Douwe Juwes de Dowe, Dutch Golden Age painter
- Douwe Eisenga, Dutch composer
- Douwe Korff, Dutch professor of international law at London Metropolitan University
- Douwe Sirtema van Grovestins, Frisian courtier at the court of stadtholder William IV
- Douw Steyn, South African billionaire businessman
- Douwe de Vries, Dutch marathon and long track speed skater
