Koelewijn

Koelewijn is a Dutch surname. The name translates to "cool wine" in English, but it originated as koele wei, meaning "cool whey", a metonymic reference to a dairy farmer. Among variant forms are Collewijn, Koldewijn, Kollewijn, Koldeweij and Koldewey. People with the name include:


 * Job Koelewijn (born 1962), Dutch contemporary artist
 * Peter Koelewijn (born 1940), Dutch singer, songwriter, music manager and record producer
 * Thomas Koelewijn (born 1988), Dutch volleyball player
 * Kollewijn
 * (1857–1942), Dutch linguist who proposed spelling reforms that have been implemented both in Dutch and Afrikaans