Van Eyck or Van Eijk is a Dutch toponymic surname. Eijck, Eyck, Eyk and Eijk are all archaic spellings of modern Dutch eik ("oak") and the surname literally translates as "from/of oak". However, in most cases, the family name refers to an origin in Maaseik. This city on the Meuse, now in Belgium on the border with the Netherlands, was originally simply known as Eike and from the 13th century as Old Eyck and New Eyck. Names with a particle, like Van der Eijk are more likely to refer directly to the tree. People with this surname include:
Van Loo is a Dutch toponymic surname, meaning "from the forest clearing". People with this surname include:
Van Heusen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Joe Van Holsbeeck was a Belgian 17-year-old who was murdered on 12 April 2006 at Brussels Central train station. This murder, following the attempted theft of an MP3 player, took place at approximately 4:30 in the afternoon, during rush hour. Although petty theft is not uncommon, and even violent robberies are not unheard of in Belgium, Van Holsbeeck's murder in a crowded train station during the daytime shocked many Belgians at the time. The two perpetrators, who were later arrested, turned out to be Romani juveniles.
Hoes is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the name include:
Van Gulik is a Dutch toponymic surname, meaning "from Gulik". The counts and dukes of Jülich were named "van Gulik" in the local Meuse-Rhenish dialect. Other notable people with the surname include:
Carlie is an English feminine given name and nickname that is a feminine form of Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
Aartsen or van Aartsen is a Dutch surname. People with this surname include:
Van Meegeren is a Dutch toponymic surname in which Meegeren refers to Nijmegen. Notable persons with that name include:
Laar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Van Fleet is a surname; it is an Americanized spelling of the Dutch surname van Vliet. Notable people with the surname include:
Van Eck is a Dutch toponymic surname. The name can be derived from Van Heck, but perhaps most families, including the noble family Van Eck, find their origin in the town Eck in Gelderland, first mentioned in the year 953. People with this surname include:
Van Oldenbarnevelt is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Van der Beek, Van de Beek, Van der Beeck or Vanderbeek is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin meaning "from the brook". Notable people with the surname include:
Van De Putte, Van de Putte, Vandeputte, or Van der Putte is a surname meaning "from Putte".
van der Putten or Vander Putten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Van Tassel or Van Tassell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pehlivan or Pahlevan derives from Iranian language word meaning noble, wrestler, hero or champion and it is a loan word in many Asiatic languages as well as middle eastern languages including Turkish surname originally given to wrestlers. The name of Feyli (Pehli) Kurds is also deriving from the same root word. The word consist of two Iranic (Aryen) word "pehli" or "pahli" and "van, wan". While peh, pah is root word for hero "van" or "wan" is a suffix similar as in "er, or" in soldier, warrior, wrestler, shopper.
Toon is an Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonie used in Belgium, Netherlands, South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia and Suriname. Notable people with the name include the following:
Carry is an English and German feminine given name, nickname and surname, which serves as an alternate form of Carrie and a diminutive form of several names including Carola, Carol, Carlotta, Carolin, Carolina and Caroline. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
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