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 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 Provided by Wikipedia