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Noomen (Noome, Nome, Nomen) is a Dutch Mennonite family, found in the Zaan region and particularly at [[Zaandam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Zaandam]], [[North Holland (Netherlands)|North Holland]], where many members of this family were deacons. Klaas Noome, a farmer and weaver, was a Mennonite preacher at Zaandam as early as 1543. That was the year he was arrested because he read the Bible, but escaped en route to Haarlem. Krelis Jansse Noome was a preacher of the [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] congregation (Oude Huys) at Zaandam 1651-1669. Pieter Noome is said to have preached a remarkable sermon before [[Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia (1672-1725)|Tsar Peter I]] of [[Russia|Russia]], then staying at Zaandam (about 1700). A lateral branch of this family is the van Lijnen Noomen family.
= Bibliography =
Lootsma, S. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Het Nieuwe Huys</em>. Zaandam, 1937: 11, 80, 85, 94, 189, 191, 194.
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