Schellekens is a Dutch (mostly patronymic) surname. Schelleken was a diminutive of Germanic names like Schalk and Godschalk (=God's servant) in North Brabant.Schellekens at the Dutch surname database Dutch surnames similarly derived are Schalken, Schel(l), Schellen, Schellens, and Scheltens. People with these surnames include:
Schellekens Anne Schellekens (born 1986), Dutch rower Elisabeth Schellekens (born 1970s), British philosopher Harry Schellekens (born 1952), Dutch football goalkeeper Imke Schellekens (born 1977), Dutch equestrian Maarten Schellekens, possible birth name of Martinus Becanus (1563–1624), Jesuit theologian Paul Schellekens (born 1951), Dutch civil servant and diplomat Schalken, Schalcken Godfried Schalcken (1643–1706), Dutch genre and portrait painter Sjeng Schalken (born 1976), Dutch tennis player Schellens (born 1966), Belgian triathlete Scheltens Philip Scheltens (born 1957), Dutch neurologist
See also Schalk Schell, a surname with several origins
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