Jaap
Jaap is a Dutch male first name as a diminutive form of Jacob or Jacobus.
Bearers of the name
- Jaap Barendregt (1905-1952), a Dutch footballer
- Jaap Blonk ( born 1953 ), Dutch composer, vocalist and sound poet
- Jaap boat (1903-1986), Dutch athlete
- Jaap Bos ( born 1953 ), Dutch footballer
- Jaap Eden (1873-1925), Dutch speed skaters and cyclists
- Jaap Eggermont ( b. 1946 ), Dutch musician and producer
- Jaap ter Haar (1922-1998), Dutch writer
- Jaap M. Hemelrijk ( born 1925 ), Dutch classical archaeologist
- Jaap de Hoop Scheffer ( born 1948 ), Dutch politician
- Jaap Kool (1891-1959), Dutch composer, musicologist and educator
- Jaap Kunst (1891-1960), a Dutch ethnomusicologist
- Jaap van Lagen (born 1976 ), Dutch racing driver
- Jaap ter Linden ( born 1947 ), Dutch cellist, viol player and conductor
- Jaap Mansfeld ( b. 1936 ), Dutch philosopher and historian of philosophy
- Jaap Meijer (1905-1943), a Dutch racing cyclist and World Champion
- Jaap Oudkerk ( b. 1937 ), Dutch cyclist and two-time world champion
- Jaap Schroeder ( born 1925 ), Dutch violinist and conductor
- Jaap Speyer (1891-1952), a Dutch film director
- Jaap Stam (born 1972 ), Dutch footballer
- Jaap van der Wiel (1960-2012), a Dutch footballer
- Jaap van Zweden ( b. 1960 ), Dutch violinist and conductor