Versluis is a Dutch surname. It is a collapsed version of Van der Sluis" meaning "from the locks / sluice". As such, it could have a toponymic origin or could be a metonymic occupational surname (the lock keeper).Versluis at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Variant forms are Versluijs and Versluys. The concentration of the latter form around the town Sluis in Zeelandic FlandersVersluys at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.Versluys at familienaam.be may suggest an origin in that town instead. Notable people with the surname include:
Versluis Arthur Versluis (born 1959), American esotericism and transcendentalism researcher Johan Versluis (born 1983), Dutch footballer Matthias Versluis (born 1994), Finnish figure skater Mechiel Versluis (born 1987), Dutch rower Versluijs/Versluys Annette Versluys-Poelman (1853–1914), Dutch suffragist and philanthropist (1923–2011), Dutch television and theater actress Jan Versluys (1873–1939), Dutch zoologist Patrick Versluys (born 1958), Belgian racing cyclist Stephanus Versluijs (1694–1736), Dutch Governor of Ceylon 1729–1732
See also James J. Versluis, a Chicago tugboat named in 1957 after Chicago's engineer of water works James J. Versluis Versluys Arena, a multi-use stadium in Ostend, Belgium
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