Vermeer (disambiguation)
Vermeer is a Dutch toponymic surname. It is a contraction of Van der Meer, meaning "from the lake." Vermeer usually refers to the Dutch genre painter Jan or Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675).
Other people with the surname Vermeer include:
- Al Vermeer (1911–1980), American cartoonist
- Cees Vermeer (b. 1946), Dutch biochemist
- Hans Vermeer (1930–2010), German linguist and translation scholar
- Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Elder (1628–1691), Dutch landscape painter
- Jan Vermeer van Haarlem (II) (1656–1705), Dutch landscape painter and son of the former
- Jan Vermeer van Utrecht (1628–1691), Dutch painter who travelled to Italy
- Kenneth Vermeer (b. 1986), Dutch footballer
- Natasja Vermeer, Dutch model and actress
Vermeer could also refer to:
- Vermeer Technologies Incorporated
- Vermeer Company, manufacturer of agricultural machines
- Chasing Vermeer, children's novel
- Vermeer Quartet, Chicago-based string quartet
- Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur
- Restaurant Vermeer, Michelin starred restaurant in the Netherlands
- Tim's Vermeer, documentary film about attempts to duplicate the painting techniques of Johannes Vermeer
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