Baert
Baert is a Dutch surname particularly common in the Belgian provinces of West and East Flanders. It may be patronymic , though "baert" is also an archaic spelling of Dutch "baard", meaning "beard", and may have referred to a persons appearance or profession as a barber. People with this surname include:
- Barbara Baert, Belgian art historian
- Dirk Baert, Belgian track cyclist
- Dominique Baert, French Flemish politician
- François Baert, Belgian Jesuit hagiographer
- Frans Baert, Belgian lawyer and philosopher
- Jan Baert, Dunkerque corsair
- Jean-Pierre Baert, Belgian racing cyclist
- Louis Baert, Belgian football referee
- , Belgian radio and television presenter
- Patrick Baert, Belgian sociologist and social theorist
