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'''Schoof''' (Dutch: {{IPAc-en| |
'''Schoof''' (Dutch: {{IPAc-en|s|x|o|ː|f}}, German: {{IPAc-en|ʃ|oʊ|f}}) is a [[Low German|Low Saxon]] surname. Its [[Standard German]] equivalent is ''[[Schoff]]''. ''[[Schaub]]'' is a High German dialect variant. Related to the English verb ''to shove'', it means a gathering of like things. For example, birds migrating together are said to fly in a ''Schoof''. It is also related to the English noun ''[[Sheaf (agriculture)|sheaf]]'', which is another specific meaning of the word ''Schoof''. |
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Revision as of 17:08, 22 August 2024
Schoof (Dutch: /sx[invalid input: 'o'][invalid input: 'ː']f/, German: /ʃoʊf/) is a Low Saxon surname. Its Standard German equivalent is Schoff. Schaub is a High German dialect variant. Related to the English verb to shove, it means a gathering of like things. For example, birds migrating together are said to fly in a Schoof. It is also related to the English noun sheaf, which is another specific meaning of the word Schoof.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Dick Schoof (born 1957), Dutch prime minister
- Irene Schoof (born 1963), Dutch cricketer
- Lauritz Schoof (born 1990), German rower
- Manfred Schoof (born 1936), German jazz trumpet player
- René Schoof (born 1955), Dutch mathematician
- Sebastian Schoof (born 1980), German football player
See also
- Schoofs
- 17958 Schoof, a main-belt asteroid
- Schoof–Elkies–Atkin algorithm, extension of Schoof's algorithm by Noam Elkies and A. O. L. Atkin to improve its efficiency
- Schoof's algorithm, efficient algorithm to count points on elliptic curves over finite fields
This page lists people with the surname Schoof.
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