Avoiding Unisex Names Names, by their very nature, are meant to reflect the gender of the individual. This is a truth universally acknowledged regardless of the culture to which you belong. However, like everything else, there are exceptions to this rule and the confusion this might create....More..

Jong as Last Name

Loe De Jong            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch
Loe De Jong: was a Dutch journalist and historian specialising in the field of the Netherlands in World War II and the Dutch resistance.

Piet De Jong            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch
Piet De Jong: is a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1967 until 1971, as a member of the catholic KVP party.

Meindert De Jong            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Meindert De Jong: sometimes spelled as Meindert de Jong or Dejong was an award winning author of children's books. He was born in the village of Wierum, of the province of Friesland, in the Netherlands.

Petrus Jozef Sietze "Piet" De Jong            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch
Petrus Jozef Sietze "Piet" De Jong: is a retired Dutch politician. He was prime minister of the Netherlands from 1967 until 1971. He was also a member of the catholic KVP party.Born in Apeldoorn, De Jong graduated from the Royal Netherlands Naval College and was a naval officer. During the Second World War he commanded a Dutch submarine, Hr. Ms. 0-24. After the war he joined the Naval Staff in 1947. In 1951 and 1952 he commanded the frigate Hr. Ms. De Zeeuw. He then joined the Allied Commander-in-Chief Channel in Portsmouth. In 1955 he was appointed acting chief of staff of the Navy Inspector-General, Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, and Aide-de-camp of the latter's wife Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. In 1958 he commanded the destroyer Hr. Ms. Gelderland.

Erica Jong            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Erica Jong: is an American author and teacher.A 1963 graduate of Barnard College, which is a women's liberal arts college, and with an M.A. in 18th century English Literature from Columbia University (1965), Jong is best known for her first novel, Fear of Flying first published in 1973, which created a sensation with its frank treatment of a woman's sexual desires.