'''Thijs''' is a common Dutch given name and surname. It is a short form of Matthijs (Dutch form of Matthew) or Timothijs or Timotheus (Dutch forms of Timothy). The ij is pronounced {{IPA |[ɛi]}}.
Some notable people with this name are:
==Given name== *Thijs Al (born 1980), Dutch mountain biker *Thijs Berman (born 1957), Dutch politician *Thijs Libregts (born 1941), Dutch football coach *Thijs Maris (1839–1917), Dutch painter, etcher and lithographer *Thijs van Leer (born 1948), Dutch singer-songwriter, composer and producer, lead singer, flautist and keyboardist with the band Focus *Thijs Westbroek (born 1995), Dutch DJ and producer *Thijs de Vlieger, Dutch DJ and producer, member of the trio Noisia *Thijs Zonneveld (born 1980), Dutch journalist and a retired cyclist *''All articles beginning with Thijs''
==Surname== *Bernd Thijs (born 1978), Belgian footballer *Erika Thijs (1960–2011), Belgian politician *Erwin Thijs (born 1970), Belgian road bicycle racer *Jan Thijs (Johannes Thysius) (1621–1653), Dutch book collector *Jim Thijs (born 1980), Belgian triathlete *Lutgarde Thijs (born 1962), Belgian sprint canoeist *Paul Thys (born 1946), Belgian long-distance runner *Pieter Thijs (1624–1677), Flemish painter
==See also== *Tijs, an even shorter Dutch form of Matthew *Thys, spelling variant, common in the Belgian province of Antwerp *Thijs is one of the first two satellites of the Galileo global navigation satellite system, named after a Belgian boy who won a drawing competition
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