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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 de Velde, Vande Velde, or Vandevelde is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the field". Van de Velde is the 32nd most common name in Belgium, with 8,903 people in 2008, while in 2007 there were 3,319 people named "Van de Velde" in The Netherlands. Among other variations on this name are Van der Velde, Vandevelde, Van Velde, Van de Velden, and Van der Velden.
D. Willem van der Haegen, or Willem De Kersemakere, known in Portuguese as Guilherme da Silveira, or Guilherme Casmaca, was a Flemish-born Azorean entrepreneur, explorer, and colonizer. He was a pioneer colonizer in Azorean history and his descendants formed part of the original Azorean nobility.
De Waal is a Dutch surname with the literal translation "the Walloon". Originally it may have also referred to other southern, non-Germanic and French-speaking persons. A variant, archaic spelling is De Wael. Notable persons with that surname include:
Van Gent is a Dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in the city Ghent, East Flanders. A variant spelling is Van Ghent. People with this name include:
Van der Laan is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of the lane". There are also a number of small settlements in the Netherlands specifically named "De Laan" that could be at a family's origin. Abroad the name is often written as VanderLaan or Vander Laan. People with this name include:
Verhagen is a Dutch-language toponymic surname. It is a contraction of Van der Hagen, meaning "from/of the haag. A haag was a bushland, hedged lot, or (private) hunting ground. The name could also specifically refer to an origin in The Hague. Some variant spellings of the name are Verhaagen, Verhaegen, Verhaeghe, Verhaeghen, Verhage, and Verhaghen. People with the name include:
De Bie is a surname of Dutch origin. "De bie" means "the bee", and the surname can be of metonymic occupational origin, e.g. a paternal ancestor may have been a bee-keeper. Other origins could be an address or be metaphorical. Variant spellings include De Bij, De Bije, De By, De Bye, DeBie, Debije and Debye.
Van Bruggen is a Dutch toponymic surname translating to "from/of [the] bridge[s]". Variant names with the same origin are Ter Brugge(n), Ter Brugghen, Van de(r) Brug, Van der Brugge(n), Van der Brugghen, and Verbrugge(n). Different settlements and houses with the name (de) Brug(ge) could also be at the source of each family name. People with these surnames include:
Van den Broeck or Vandenbroeck is a Dutch toponymic surname most common in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and East Flanders. "Broeck" is an archaic spelling of "broek" meaning "swamp". Notable people with the surname include:
Van der Meulen or Vandermeulen is a Dutch toponymic or occupational surname, meaning "from the (wind/water) mill". The even more common surname Vermeulen is a contraction of this name. Less common variants are "Van der Molen", "Vandermolen", "Ter Meulen", "Termeulen", "Van Meulen" and just "Meulen".
Van der Heijden is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the heath". Variant spellings are Van der Heijde, Van der Heyden, “VanDerHeyden” and concatenated forms. The surnames Van der Heide, Verheijen and Verheyen have the same origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Van der Weijden is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the meadows", which often referred to the village greens. The most common spelling variant is Van der Weide and other variants are Van der Weiden, Van der Weijde, Van der Weyde, and Van der Weyden. People with these names include:
Verbeeck is a surname of Dutch language origin. It is a contraction and spelling variant of the toponym Van der Beek, meaning "from the stream/brook/creek". People with this surname include:. Notable people with the surname include:
Van den Spiegel, Van de Spiegel or Van der Spiegel is a surname. Literally meaning "from the mirror", it is thought to usually refer to the home of a mirror maker. Notable people with the surname include:
Van Oosten is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the east". People with the surname include:
Van Tilburg is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Tilburg". A number of variant spelling exist(ed), including Van Tilborch, Van Tilborg(h), Van Tilburch and Van Tilburgh. People with this name include:
Van den Bosch is a Dutch toponymic surname, originally indicating either an association with a forest, with a place/dwelling named "Den Bosch" or with the city Den Bosch. In the Netherlands about 10,200 carried the name in 2007, while in Belgium 3,755 people were named Van Den Bosch and another 3,164 were named Vandenbosch, Vandebosch or Vanden Bosch in 2008. Other variant spellings are Van der Bosch and Van den Bos.
Oort is a Dutch toponymic surname most commonly referring to the astronomer Jan Oort. Oort was one spelling of a Middle Dutch word for "edge" or "end", as in "the edge of town". Variant forms are Oord, Oordt and Ort, as well as Van Oort, Van den Oord etc.. People with these surnames include:
Bloem is a Dutch name, meaning "flower" as well as "flour". As a feminine given name, also rendered Bloeme, it signifies flower, youth, and beauty. The surname can have a variety of origins; besides a matronymic, the surname can have originated as descriptive or metonymic occupational. The variants Bloeme and Bloemen are thought to be primarily matronymic. People with the name include:
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- ↑ Hagen, van der at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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