Kuijken

Kuijken (meaning "the hatched young of a bird, especially fowl"; modern Dutch spelling kuiken) is a Dutch surname. The name comes from the city of Cuijk, it is a derivative of the Celtic word Keujka with the meaning of a river meander. It may refer to:


 * A Belgian family of musicians:
 * Barthold Kuijken – baroque flute player
 * Sigiswald Kuijken – conductor and baroque violin player
 * Wieland Kuijken – viol and cello player
 * Marleen Kuijken-Thiers – viola player; wife of Sigiswald Kuijken
 * Marie Kuijken – soprano and fortepianist; stage director. Daughter of Sigiswald
 * Sara Kuijken – baroque violinist. Daughter of Sigiswald
 * Veronica Kuijken – violinist and pianist. Daughter of Sigiswald
 * Filip Kuijken – luthier in Japan
 * Ivar Kuijken (b. 1987) – woodwind player. Son of Barthold
 * Piet Kuijken (b. 1972) – fortepiano player. Son of Wieland