Tielemans Explained

Tielemans is a Dutch patronymic surname.^[1] Tieleman is a primarily archaic Dutch given name that could be of West Frisian origin or a nickname of Theodorus.^[2] It had many spellings (e.g. Thielman, Tielman, Tilman, Tylman) and variations on the patronym include Thieleman, Thielemans, Thielman, Tieleman, Tielman, Tilleman and Tillemans . People with these surnames include:

Surname

Thielemans

• Freddy Thielemans (1944–2022), Belgian politician
• (1825–1898), Belgian composer, conductor and organist
• Toots Thielemans (1922–2016), Belgian jazz musician known for his harmonica playing and whistling

Thielman

• Henry Thielman (1880–1942), American baseball pitcher
• Jake Thielman (1879–1928), American baseball pitcher, brother of Henry
• Vale P. Thielman (1843–1925), American politician

Tieleman

• Bill Tieleman (born 1957), Canadian political columnist
• Laurence Tieleman (born 1972), Belgian-Italian tennis player

Tielemans

• Jean-François Tielemans (1799–1887), Belgian lawyer and politician
• Olivier Tielemans (born 1984), Dutch race car driver
• Youri Tielemans (born 1997), Belgian footballer

Given name

Thieleman

• Thieleman J. van Braght (1625–1664), Dutch Anabaptist author

Tieleman

• Tieleman Roosterman (1598–1673), Dutch cloth merchant painted by Frans Hals
• Tieleman Franciscus Suys (1783–1864), Flemish architect
• Tieleman Vuurman (1899–1991), Dutch sports shooter.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tielemans aantal naamdragers per gemeente in 2007. Nederlandse Familienamenbank.
2. Web site: Tieleman - Verklaring. Nederlandse Voornamenbank.