Muis, Muijs, or Muys () is a Dutch surname. It is either a patronymic, from a short form of the given name Bartholomeus, or can be metaphoric or descriptive, referring to a mouse (modern Dutch muis).Muis at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands The Sumatran () and French () surnames have different origins. People with this name include:
Abdul Muis (1886–1959), Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist Albert Muis (1914–1988), Dutch painter (born 1976), Dutch actor and presenter Cornelis Muys (1500–1572), Dutch Catholic priest and New Latin poet known as Cornelis Musius Jan Muijs (1898–1968), Dutch Greco-Roman wrestler Krista R. Muis, Canadian academic psychologist Marianne Muis (born 1968), Dutch swimmer, twin sister of Mildred Mildred Muis (born 1968), Dutch swimmer, twin sister of Marianne
See also Siméon Marotte de Muis (1587–1644), French churchman and Hebraist MUIS
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