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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.
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
De Vries is one of the most common Dutch surnames. [1] It indicates a geographical origin: "Vriesland" is an old spelling of the Dutch province of Friesland ().Hence, "de Vries" means "the Frisian".
Lieke (Dutch pronunciation: ⓘ) is a Dutch feminine given name.It is a diminutive of a short form of the name Angelie, Angelika, Elisabeth, Lia, or Nicolaas.The name was introduced in the 1940s, with popularity peaks in 1991 and 2008.
Owing to its Flemish origin, the surname of Ludwig van Beethoven contains the prefix van, rather than (as might be expected of someone born in Bonn) its German equivalent von. van (Dutch pronunciation: ⓘ) is a very common prefix in Dutch language surnames, where it is known as a tussenvoegsel.
Koen (Dutch pronunciation: ⓘ) is a Dutch language given name and surname, popular in the Netherlands and Flanders. Although the earliest direct attestation comes from Oudenaarde, East Flanders in 1272, it is known to have been derived from the Proto-Germanic name *kōnja-, meaning "brave". [1] [2] The given name is often an abbreviation of ...
Van Leeuwen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Leeuwen". In 2007, nearly 28,000 people in the Netherlands carried the name, making it the 18th most common name there. [ 1 ] There are two places named Leeuwen in Gelderland ( Leeuwen and a hamlet absorbed in Wageningen ) and two in Limburg (near Roermond and near Reuver ).
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] Variant spellings are De Haen, DeHaan, and Den Haan. People with this ...
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