About Scholtens
The surname Scholtens is of Dutch origin and is derived from the word "schout" or "scholt," which means "sheriff" or "bailiff" in English. The suffix "-ens" indicates a patronymic form, meaning "son of." Therefore, Scholtens can be interpreted as "son of the sheriff" or "son of the bailiff." This surname likely originated as a occupational name for someone whose father held the position of a sheriff or bailiff in medieval times.
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Here's how to represent Scholtens in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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