▁a ▁Dutch ▁surname . ▁Don ker ▁means ▁" dark , ▁som ber " ▁in ▁modern ▁Dutch , ▁and ▁was ▁probably ▁a ▁character ▁reference . ▁Altern ative ▁spell ings ▁include ▁Don k ers , ▁( de ) ▁Don cker ▁and ▁Don ck ers . ▁People ▁with ▁these ▁s urn ames ▁include : ▁ ▁Don ker ▁Ad ▁Don ker ▁( 1 9 3 3 – 2 0 0 2 ), ▁Dutch - born ▁South - A fr ican ▁publish er ▁ ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 5 ), ▁Dutch ▁journalist ▁ ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 0 ), ▁Dutch ▁illustr ator ▁Gre et je ▁Don ker ▁( 1 9 0 6 – 1 9 9 3 ), ▁Dutch ▁dan cer ▁and ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Le end ert ▁Anton ie ▁Don ker ▁( 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 5 6 ), ▁Dutch ▁painter ▁Pi eter ▁Don ker ▁( 1 6 3 5 – 1 6 6 8 ), ▁Dutch ▁painter ▁Don ker ▁Cur ti us ▁D irk ▁Don ker ▁Cur ti us ▁( 1 7 9 2 – 1 8 6 4 ), ▁Dutch ▁politician ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁Jan us ▁Hen ric us ▁Don ker ▁Cur ti us ▁( 1 8 1 3 – 1 8 7 9 ), ▁Dutch ▁diplom at ▁and ▁last ▁director ▁at ▁De j ima ▁ ▁( 1 7 7 8 – 1 8 5 8 ), ▁Dutch ▁politician ▁Don cker ▁H erman ▁Don cker ▁( 1 6 0 0 – 1 6 6 6 ),