Botha

Botha (pronounced /ˈbʊərtə/ in non-rhotic dialects of English, Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈbuəta]) is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the Friso-Saxon Both.^[1] It was brought to South Africa in 1678 by Frederich Botha.^{[2][better source needed]}

The progenitors of the extended clan were Maria Kickers, her first partner Ferdinandùs Appel, and her later husband Frederich Botha.^[3]

Descendants of Ferdinandùs Appel[]

Prior to her marriage to Frederich Botha, Maria Kickers had an out-of-wedlock child fathered by Ferdinandùs Appel, another Hollander from an Amsterdam family.^[2] This child, a son named Theunis, was later adopted by the Bothas. His descendants include:^[4]

• Louis Botha (1862–1919), first Prime Minister of South Africa, often referred to as "General Botha"
• Pieter Willem "P.W." Botha (1916–2006), South African prime minister from 1978 to 1984 and state president from 1984 to 1989

Descendants of Frederich Botha[]

Married in 1714, Kickers and Botha later farmed for a living between Stellenbosch and Somerset West.^[2] Today, their legal descendants number around 76,125 people,^[4] and include:

Artists, artisans and businesspeople[]

• Danila Botha, South African-born Canadian novelist
• Hannah Botha, South African actress
• Johan Botha (tenor) (1965–2016), opera singer
• Leon Botha, South African artist and progeria victim
• Mike Botha, South African-born master diamond cutter
• Piet Botha, South African rock musician
• Roelof Botha, South African account, former PayPal chief financial officer
• Willem Botha, South African singer and actor

Politicians, civil servants, and activists[]

• Andries Botha, Khoikhoi leader in the Cape Colony
• Annie Botha, wife of the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
• Cornelius Botha, South African politician
• Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha (1932–2018), South African politician and diplomat
• Sandra Botha, South African diplomat and ambassador
• Stoffel Botha, South African politician
• Theo Botha, South African shareholder activist
• Thozamile Botha, South African politician

Rugby players[]

• Arno Botha, South African rugby player
• Bernado Botha, South African rugby player
• Brendon James Botha, South African rugby player
• Chrysander Botha, Namibian rugby player
• Gary Botha, South African rugby player
• Hendrik Egnatius "Naas" Botha, South African rugby player
• John Philip "Bakkies" Botha, South African rugby player
• Mouritz Botha, South African rugby player
• Ruan Botha, South African rugby player
• Tom Botha, South African rugby player

Cricketers[]

• Andre Botha (cricketer) (born 1975), South African-born Irish cricketer
• Anthony Greyvensteyn Botha, South African cricketer
• Beverly Botha, South African female cricketer
• Dewald Botha, South African cricketer
• Dawid Botha, Namibian cricketer
• Johan Botha (cricketer) (born 1982), South African born Australian cricketer

Other sportspersons[]

• Adriaan Botha, South African sprinter
• Andre Botha (bodyboarder) (born 1980), South African bodyboarder
• Francois Botha, South African boxer
• Heidi Botha, South African fencer
• Johan Botha (athlete) (born 1974), South African middle distance runner
• Lukas "Luki" Botha, South African Formula One driver
• Riaan Botha, South African pole vaulter
• Tyler Botha, South African skeleton racer
• Wendy Botha, South African-born Australian surfer

Other uses[]

• Botha, village in the Lundazi district in Eastern Province, Zambia
• 1354 Botha, asteroid
• Anna Elizabeth Botha (née Rossouw), former South African first lady
• Blackburn Botha, Royal Air Force reconnaissance aircraft
• Botha, Alberta, Canadian settlement in Alberta
• Botha Sigcau, former President of Transkei
• Botha's Hill, South African settlement in KwaZulu-Natal
• Botha's lark (Spizocorys fringillaris), a South African lark
• Gunther Botha, South African mercenary in Matthew Reilly's Area 7
• Jaapie Botha, fictional South African Police officer in the film The Power of One
• Karl Botha, fictional counterfeiter from Pepetela's novels
• Louis Botha Avenue, Johannesburg street
• Mutro Botha, assassin in the television series Batman Beyond
• Regiment Botha, South African Army unit
• SATS General Botha, South African warship

References[]

Surname list

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