Douwe
# Douwe

Douwe or Douw is a Dutch given name of West Frisian origin and probably meaning "dove" (Frisian:dou). Notable people with the name include:

* Douwe Amels (born 1991), Dutch track and field athlete
* Douwe Aukes (1612–1668), Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company
* Douwe Blumberg, Dutch sculptor
* Douwe Bob (born 1992), Dutch singer-songwriter
* Douwe Breimer (born 1943), Dutch pharmacologist
* Douwe Juwes de Dowe (1608–1662), Dutch Golden Age painter
* Douwe Eisenga (born 1961), Dutch composer
* Douwe Korff (born 1951), Dutch professor of international law at London Metropolitan University
* Douwe Sirtema van Grovestins (1710–1778), Frisian courtier at the court of stadtholder William IV
* Douw Steyn (born 1952), South African billionaire businessman
* Douwe de Vries (born 1982), Dutch marathon and long track speed skater
