Vanderlei

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Vanderlei is a given name popular in Brazil as well as a surname. The given name derives from the surname, which derives from the Dutch van der Lee. The Brazilian family name Vanderlei and Wanderley , now also used as given names, was introduced in Brazil in 1637 by the Dutch cavalry captain Gaspar/Caspar van Niehof van der Leij, who may have been born in Gummersbach. [1] Notable people with the name include:

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  1. ↑ Anne Post, Caspar von Neuhof van der Ley, at the Genealogy of the Neuhof van der Ley family site. (In Dutch and German)
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