De Bie

De Bie is a surname of Dutch origin. "De bie" (modern spelling "de bij") means "the bee", and the surname can be of metonymic occupational origin, e.g. a paternal ancestor may have been a bee-keeper. Other origins could be an address ("from a house with a sign of a bee") or be metaphorical (e.g. a busy person). Variant spellings include ''De Bij'', ''De Bije'', ''De By'', ''De Bye'', ''DeBie'', ''Debije'' and ''Debye''.

People with this name include: ; De Bie *Adriaen de Bie (1593–1668), Flemish painter *Amadeus de Bie (1844–1920), Belgian abbot *Cornelis de Bie (1621–1664), Dutch landscape painter *Cornelis de Bie (1627–1715), Flemish rhetorician, poet and jurist *Danny De Bie (born 1960), Belgian cyclocross racer *Erasmus de Bie (1629–1675), Flemish land- and cityscape painter *Erik Scott de Bie (born 1983), American fantasy author *Jacob de Bie (1581 – c. 1640), Flemish engraver, publisher and numismatist *Jan de Bie (1946–2021), Dutch painter and photographer *Jean de Bie (1892–1961), Belgian football goalkeeper *Mark De Bie (born 1939), Belgian television writer *René De Bie (born 1945), Belgian racing cyclist *Sean De Bie (born 1991), Belgian racing cyclist *Silvy De Bie (born 1981), Belgian dance vocalist *Thomas De Bie (born 1991), Belgian football goalkeeper *Wim de Bie (1939–2023), Dutch comedian (half of the Dutch comedy duo "Van Kooten en De Bie") *Wouly de Bie (born 1958), Dutch water polo player ;DeBie/ Debie *Benoît Debie (born 1968), Belgian cinematographer ;De Bij/ De By *Herman de By (1873–1961), Dutch swimmer ;De Bije/ De Bye *Marcus de Bye (1638/39–aft.1688), Dutch painter and engraver ;Debije / Debye *Peter Debye (1884–1966), Dutch physicist and Nobel-laureate Provided by Wikipedia