Nys

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Nys or de Nys is the family name of the following people:

  • Nys (noble family) , German noble family
  • Carl de Nys (1917–1996), Belgian-French musicologist
  • Ernest Nys (1851–1920), Belgian lawyer
  • Hugo Nys (* 1991), French tennis player
  • Johannes Driedo (also: Johannes Nys; * around 1480, † 1535), Belgian theologian
  • Jef Nys (1927–2009), Belgian comic artist and creator of the comic series "Peter and Alexander"
  • Karl de Nys (1833–1907), Lord Mayor of Trier
  • Patrick Nys (* 1969), Belgian football goalkeeper
  • Sven Nys (* 1976), Belgian professional cyclocross rider


Nys is a male given name of Frisian origin - other spellings are: Nyss , Nyß , Nis , Niss or Niß (the family name Nyssen or Nissen means "Nys '/ Nis' son"); see: Dionysius (disambiguation)


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