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This random sampling of Dutch family names is sorted by family name, with the tussenvoegsel following the name after a comma. Meanings are provided where known. See Category:Dutch-language surnames and Category:Surnames of Frisian origin for surnames with their own pages. Baas – The Boss; Bakker – Baker; Beek, van – From the brook
Pages in category "Dutch-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,566 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
van (Dutch pronunciation: ⓘ) is a very common prefix in Dutch language surnames, where it is known as a tussenvoegsel. In those cases it nearly always refers to a certain, often quite distant, ancestor's place of origin or residence; for example, Ludwig van Beethoven "from Beethoven" (maybe Bettenhoven ) [ 1 ] [ better source needed ] and ...
Meyer is an originally German, Dutch and Jewish surname. ... it is a common German surname. [1] Its original meaning in Middle High German is from mei(g)er, "manager ...
Dutch-language surnames (2 C, 1,565 P) E. English-language surnames (3 C, 3,391 P) F. ... Low German surnames (87 P) Surnames of Luxembourgian origin (9 P) N.
A name like Adelbert or Albert is composed of "adel" (meaning "noble") and "bert" which is derived from "beracht" (meaning "bright" or "shining") hence the name means something in the order of "Bright/Shining through noble behaviour"; the English name "Albright", now only seen as a surname, is a cognate with the same origin.
Kamp is a Dutch and Low German surname. With the meaning "camp" (for any isolated cultivated piece of land) it can be toponymic of origin, but the name also originated as a patronymic, from the Germanic given name Kampe ("warrior; combatant"). Other, less common origins have also been documented. [1] [2] Notable people with the surname include:
Peters is a patronymic surname (Peter's son) of Low German, Dutch, and English origin. It can also be an English translation of Gaelic Mac Pheadair (same meaning) or an Americanized form of cognate surnames like Peeters or Pieters. [1]