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).De Bie at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. 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
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