Schellekens Explained

Schellekens is a Dutch (mostly patronymic) surname. Schelleken was a diminutive of Germanic names like Schalk and Godschalk (=God's servant) in North Brabant.^[1] Dutch surnames similarly derived are Schalken, Schel(l), Schellens, and Scheltens. People with these surnames include:

Schellekens

• Anne Schellekens (born 1986), Dutch rower
• Elisabeth Schellekens (born 1970s), British philosopher
• Harry Schellekens (born 1952), Dutch football goalkeeper
• Imke Schellekens (born 1977), Dutch equestrian
• Maarten Schellekens, possible birth name of Martinus Becanus (1563–1624), Jesuit theologian
• Paul Schellekens (born 1951), Dutch civil servant and diplomat

Schalken, Schalcken

• Godfried Schalcken (1643–1706), Dutch genre and portrait painter
• Sjeng Schalken (born 1976), Dutch tennis player

Schellens

• (born 1966), Belgian triathlete

Scheltens

• Philip Scheltens (born 1957), Dutch neurologist

See also

• Schalk
• Schell, a surname with several origins

References

1. http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Schellekens&nfd_naam=Schellekens&info=analyse%20en%20verklaring&operator=eq&taal= Schellekens at the Dutch surname database