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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 1,563 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 ...
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. [1] A variant, archaic spelling is De Wael. Notable persons with that surname include: De Waal. Alex de Waal (born 1963), British social anthropologist and researcher on African ...
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.
In Belgian Dutch, or Flemish, surnames are collated with the full surname including tussenvoegsels. [4] " De Smet " comes before "DeSmet" in a telephone book. Although French family names commonly also use tussenvoegsels , those are frequently contracted into the surname, e.g. turning Le Roc into Leroc, or La Roche into Laroche , and thus ...
6 Dutch-speaking countries. 7 Nordic countries. ... It is, however, a common misunderstanding that the name relates to its direct translation: churchyard/cemetery ...
Dutch-language surnames (2 C, 1,562 P) F. Surnames of Frisian origin (41 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Dutch origin" The following 200 pages are in this category ...