Cronin is derived from the Irish surname Ó Cróinín which originated in County Cork, and the Old Irish word crón, meaning saffron-colored. The Cronin family have been prominent in politics and the arts in Ireland, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom since the nineteenth century.
Van den Berg is a Dutch-language toponymic surname meaning "of/from the mountain/slope". With 58,562 people carrying the name, it was the fourth most common surname in The Netherlands in 2007. Variants are Van de Berg, Van der Berg, Van den Berge. Van den Bergh, Van den Berghe and Van den Berghen. Anglicised forms are generally agglutinated and variably capitalized, e.g. "Vandenberg". The abbreviated form is "v.d. Berg". People with the surname include:
Jonker is a Dutch surname. It is also a variation of the title jonkheer. The name can be occupational of origin, indicating an ancestor who was or worked for a jonkheer, or toponymical, e.g. referring to a house named De Jonker. People with the surname include:
Swart is an Afrikaans, Dutch and German surname meaning "black". Variations on it are de Swart, Swarte, de Swarte, Swarts, Zwart, de Zwart, and Zwarts. People with this surname include:
Haley is an English surname. It is based on a place name derived from Old English heg "hay" and leah "clearing or meadow",
Christiaan is a Dutch, Flemish and Afrikaans male given name. An archaic spelling of the name was Christiaen with "ae" to indicate the long sound "a". People with the name include:
Visser is a Dutch occupational surname, meaning "fisherman". In 2007, nearly 50,000 people in the Netherlands carried the name, making it the eighth most populous name in the country. Common variant forms of the name are De Visser, Visscher, and Vissers.
Louw is a surname that has pre-7th century Germanic origins. It is a Dutch/Flemish variant on the word Löwe, meaning Lion.
Gleeson is an Irish surname. It is an anglicisation of the Irish name Ó Glasáin or Ó Gliasáin. The name is most common in County Tipperary but originates in East County Cork, in the once powerful Uí Liatháin kingdom, where the Gleesons were great lords and sometimes kings. Notable people with the surname include:
Trainor is a surname of British origin, prevalent in English-speaking countries. It may refer to the following notable people:
Gerhard Jacobus van den Heever is a South African-born Japanese rugby union player for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Kubota Spears in the Top League. His regular playing position is as a wing.
Cilliers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Van der Walt is an Afrikaans surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Van Niekerk is an Afrikaans surname. Notable people with the surname include:
van Wyk is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the Dutch Van Wijk. Notable people with the surname include:
Ngwenya is an Nguni surname meaning "crocodile". Notable people with the surname include:
The surname Olivier may refer to:
Janse van Rensburg is a South African surname. Notable people sharing this surname include:
Andries is a Dutch and Afrikaans masculine given name or surname equivalent to Andrew.
Bosch is a popular surname in Catalan and Dutch. In both languages, it is an archaic spelling of a word meaning "forest".
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