22-476: [REDACTED] Look up jonkheer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jonker ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔŋkər] ) is a Dutch surname. It is also a variation of the title jonkheer . The name can be occupational of origin, indicating an ancestor who was or worked for a jonkheer, or toponymical, e.g. referring to a house named De Jonker . People with
44-522: A coronet of rank and thus use the coronet that they have been historically awarded, if any at all. Jonker ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔŋkər] , old Dutch spelling joncker ) is another form of the word jonkheer . During the Dutch Republic this was however the primary designation given to the untitled – and office-bearing – nobles in the Netherlands. Later (especially in
66-613: A given name Jonker Afrikaner (c. 1785–1861), Namibian Orlam leader Jan Jonker Afrikaner (c. 1820–1861), Namibian Orlam leader, son of Jonker Jan Jonker Afrikaner High School , secondary school in Windhoek, Namibia See also [ edit ] The Jonker , 726 carats diamond found by Johannes Jacobus Jonker in 1934 Jonker Sailplanes , South Africa glider manufacturer founded by Uys and Attie Jonker Jonker JS-1 Revelation , one of its gliders Jonker Walk and Jonker Street, Malacca street names dating from
88-539: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jonker&oldid=1258110733 " Categories : Surnames Dutch-language surnames Afrikaans-language surnames Surnames of Dutch origin Occupational surnames Hidden categories: Pages with Dutch IPA Articles with short description Short description
110-405: A title of nobility may be claimed by a family whose members are officially recognised only as jonkheeren , the title not being acknowledged by the modern monarchy either because the family is registered as untitled nobility and may thus only use the honorific or predicate, or because the family has not requested official registration of the title, but possesses a grant of nobility which predates
132-467: A title, inheritance being by male lineage. As a result, most of the nobility is untitled in the Netherlands . Jonkheer , or its female equivalent jonkvrouw , developed therefore quite early into a different but general meaning: an honorific to show that someone does belong to the nobility but does not possess a title. The abbreviation jhr. (for men) or jkvr. (for women) is placed in front of
154-517: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles jonkheer Jonkheer (female equivalent: jonkvrouw ; French : Écuyer in the masculine only; jonkvrouw is used in the feminine, even in French; English: Squire ) is an honorific in the Low Countries denoting the lowest rank within the nobility . In the Netherlands, this in general concerns a prefix used by
176-567: Is placed before the given name and titles. When using the French translation écuyer , it is placed after the full name, separated by a comma, like the English esquire , but in Belgium it is not a courtesy title and neither does it indicate a lawyer (for whom the postfix ", avocat" or the prefix "Maître" would be used instead, depending on context). Jonkheer or jonkvrouw is literally translated as 'young lord ' or 'young lady '. In
198-493: The Middle Ages , such a person was a young and unmarried child of a high-ranking knight or nobleman. Many noble families could not support all their sons to become a knight, because of the expensive equipment. So the eldest son of a knight was a young lord, while his brothers remained as esquires . However, in the Low Countries (and other parts of continental Europe ), in most cases the head of most noble families carries
220-526: The 17th and 18th century) these jonkers often went calling themselves " Baron " after the German example, which was adopted by most of these noble families when the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established. At present, the variant title is still used to indicate a jonkheer , but most of these modern "jonkers", or thus jonkheren , however, often do not originate from the older untitled nobility, but from
242-581: The Dutch colonial time (1641–1825) Théo De Joncker (1894–1964), Belgian composer Yonkers, New York , named after Jonker Adriaen van der Donck (1618–1655) References [ edit ] ^ Jonker at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Jonker . If an internal link intending to refer to
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#1732776889047264-654: The Dutch urban and non-noble patriciate which were elevated into the newly instituted nobility during the foundation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The best-known use of the honorific among English -speaking people is as the root of the name of the city of Yonkers, New York . The word was probably a nickname, as opposed to an honorific, associated with Adriaen van der Donck ; a young Dutch lawmaker, pioneering politician and landowner in New Netherland . While his business ventures largely proved less than successful,
286-1197: The South African Police Service Occult Related Crimes Unit and a figure in the Satanic panic (South Africa) Louis Jonker (1962), South African biblical scholar and linguist Margo Jonker (born 1954), American softball coach Marius Jonker (born 1968), South African rugby referee Patrick Jonker (born 1969), Dutch-born Australian racing cyclist Patrick Jonker Veloway , Australian bikeway named for him Robert James Jonker (born 1960), American (Michigan) judge Patrick Jonker (born 1944), Australian racing cyclist Roos Jonker [ de ; nl ] (born 1980), Dutch jazz singer Sjouke Jonker (1924–2007), Dutch journalist and politician, MEP 1979–84 Jonkers Jan Jonkers (born 1955), Dutch racing cyclist Jan Engbertus Jonkers [ de ; nl ] (1890–1971), Dutch jurist and university dean Marayke Jonkers (born 1981), Australian swimmer and paratriathlete Tim Jonkers (born 1980), Dutch-born Irish rugby player Adopted as
308-516: The best Afrikaans or English poetry debut work Ingrid Jonker (film) , Dutch English-language film about her life Jacobus Jonker (fl. 1996), South African paralympic athlete Johannes Jonker (born 1994), South African rugby player JW Jonker (born 1987), South African rugby player Kees Jonker (1909–1987), Dutch competitive sailor Kelly Jonker (born 1990), Dutch field hockey player Kobus Jonker (fl. 2000), South African paralympic athlete Kobus "Donker" Jonker, former head of
330-470: The city of Yonkers takes its name from his steadfast work in the formation of the state of Manhattan itself. The word, in reference to Van der Donck, is variously spelled among modern scholars. In Thomas F. O'Donnell's introduction to a translation of Van der Donck's A Description of the New Netherland , it is suggested that Van der Donck was known as "The Joncker". Russell Shorto 's The Island at
352-411: The founding of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815. In Belgium , a number of families may bear the hereditary title of Jonkheer . Some notable examples include Jonkvrouw Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz ( Queen Mathilde of Belgium ) and Jonkvrouw Delphine Boël ( Princess Delphine of Belgium ). The coronet of rank for the untitled nobility in the Netherlands and Belgium is the same as that for
374-569: The name, preceding academic but not state titles. The honorific could be compared more or less with " Edler " in Austria or " Junker " in Germany, though due to circumstances of German and especially Prussian history, "Junker" assumed connotations of militarism absent from the Dutch equivalent. Ranking this with the British nobility, it is roughly comparable to " The Honourable " when
396-407: The rank of a hereditary knight , i.e. Ridder : a plain circlet of gold with eight golden points, each topped with a pearl; five of them are seen in a representation. Furthermore, the golden circlet of the heraldic coronet is surrounded with a pearl collar. Unrecognised titleholders use the same coronet of rank as hereditary knights, described above. Unrecognised titles cannot officially use
418-418: The surname include: Andries Jonker (born 1962), Dutch football player and manager Catholijn Jonker (born 1967), Dutch computer scientist Charles Jonker (1933–1991), South African racing cyclist Christiaan Jonker (born 1986), South African cricketer Henk Jonker (1912–2002), Dutch photographer Ingrid Jonker (1933-1965), South African poet Ingrid Jonker Prize , literary prize for
440-603: The untitled nobility. In Belgium , this is the lowest title within the nobility system, recognised by the Court of Cassation . It is the cognate and equivalent of the German noble honorific Junker , which was historically used throughout the German-speaking part of Europe, and to some extent also within Scandinavia . The abbreviation of the honorific is jhr. , and that of the female equivalent jkvr. , which
462-401: The untitled person is a son or daughter of a baron, viscount, or the younger son of an earl; or " Lord " or " Lady " when the person belongs to the old untitled but high-ranking (Dutch) nobility from before 1815 (e.g. "Heer van X" or Lord of X). A female spouse of a jonkheer is not named jonkvrouw but Mevrouw , translated into English as Madam and abbreviated as Mrs. (with
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#1732776889047484-489: The use of her husband's name). However, if she is a jonkvrouw in her own right, she can be styled as such (together with her maiden name), unless she chooses to use her husband's name. Jonkheer is, in Belgium, the lowest title and an official Dutch mark of status (not a title), as stated above, and is used as such, most notably by members of the Dutch royal family with the style Jonkheer van Amsberg . Often however
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