Dries (first name)
Dries is a male name . It is the short form of the Dutch given name Andries , which in turn comes from the ancient Greek Andreas . Derived from the ancient Greek andreios , like its varieties, it stands for “manly”, “brave” or “capable”.
Name bearer
- Dries Boussatta (* 1972), Dutch football player
- Dries Buytaert (* 1978), Belgian programmer
- Dries Claeys (1915-2002), Belgian politician
- Dries Devenyns (* 1983), Belgian racing cyclist
- Dries Helsloot (* 1937), Dutch cyclist
- Dries Hollanders (* 1986), Belgian racing cyclist
- Dries Holten (1936-2020), Dutch singer and songwriter
- Dries Koenen (1905–1987), Dutch politician
- Dries Mertens (* 1987), Belgian football player
- Dries Roelvink (* 1959), Dutch singer
- Dries van Agt (* 1931), Dutch politician
- Dries Van den Broecke (* 1995), Belgian ski racer
- Dries van der Lof (1919–1990), Dutch racing driver
- Dries van Kuijk (1909–1997), Dutch manager of Elvis Presley
- Dries Van Noten (* 1958), Belgian fashion designer
- Dries van Wijhe (* 1945), Dutch speed skater
- Dries Vanhegen (* 1967), Belgian actor and author
- Dries Visser (1949-2006), Dutch football player
- Dries Wuytens (* 1991), Belgian football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dries on baby-vornamen.de (accessed on January 15, 2014)