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Dutch family names were not required until 1811 when emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands; [1] prior to 1811, the use of patronymics was much more common. In Dutch linguistics , many names use certain qualifying words (prepositions) which are positioned between a person's given name and their surname .
Pages in category "Dutch-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,562 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In practice, the great majority of Dutch people had family surnames for centuries, and the adoption of new names was limited to some Jewish citizens and some people in rural communities in the north east of the country. [5] There is a persistent myth that some Dutch citizens, as a way of protest, chose humorous names during the forced registration.
Pages in category "Surnames of Dutch origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 947 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
The common Vietnamese middle name "Văn", often spelled in English text without diacritics, as in "Pham Van Tra", is a male given name, implying education. [7] Where the "Van" is not of Dutch origin, such as in the Vietnamese middle name Wen or Van, (as in Dương Văn Minh, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu), the "v" is not lowercase.
De Haan or de Haan is a Dutch family name meaning "The Rooster" ("haan" is the cognate of English "hen", but in Dutch refers to the male of this species).In 2007 20,707 people had this name in the Netherlands alone, making it the 29th most common name in that country. [1]
Van Binnenmaas; The title (Dutch: Burggraaf) belongs to the family of the Marquess van Eeden, and is bestowed upon the eldest male heir. They also bear the titles of Count (Dutch: Graaf) van Mijnsheerenland and in Belgium Baron van Moerkerken-Damme. De Preud'homme d'Hailly de Nieuport (Viscount of Nieuport) Du Bus; Roest van Alkemade