In the Middle Ages, to be called von Zeppelin could mean simply "from Zeppelin". However, in later centuries the word "von" was added only as a nobiliary particle, indicating an ancestor who had been ennobled.
Zeppelin, originally a Slavic village spelled Cepelin [tsepelin], is named after the Cep, an ancient Slavic agricultural tool
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Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838–1917), a German general and later aircraft manufacturer, who founded the Zeppelin airship company.
Eberhard von Zeppelin (1842-1906), was a German Historian and brother of Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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