Moens Explained
Moens is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of "Mo(e)n", a short form of Simon particularly common in East Flanders. http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Moens&nfd_naam=Moens&info=analyse%20en%20verklaring&operator=eq&taal=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022195142/http://www.familienaam.be/
People with this name include
- Adriaan Isebree Moens (1846–1891), Dutch physician and physiologist
- Alex Moens (born 1959), Canadian political scientist
- Cecilia Moens, American developmental biologist
- (1899–1978), Belgian government minister
- Jean-Baptiste Moens (1833–1908), Belgian philatelist, first dealer in stamps for collectors
- Marc Moens (born 1959), Belgian sprint canoeist
- Oscar Moens (born 1973), Dutch football goalkeeper
- Petronella Moens (1762–1843), Dutch writer, editor and feminist
- Roger Moens (born 1930), Belgian middle distance runner
- Wies Moens (1898–1982), Belgian literary historian, poet and pamphleteer
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