Spaans

Inherited from Middle Dutch spaensch, equivalent to Spanje + -s.

Spaens (alternative)
Spaansch (alternative)
Spaensch (alternative)


Thomas

Inherited from Middle Dutch thomas, from Latin Thōmās m, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), from Aramaic תאומא.


David

Afrikaans: Dawid

Ultimately from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד.


Berg

* (Valkenburg aan de Geul) First attested as berga in 1139. Derived from the dative singular form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).
* (Belgium) Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”).
* (Eijsden-Margraten) Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”).
* (Peel en Maas) First attested as Berg in 1936. Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Berg in 1794. Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”).
The surname derives from the toponym or from one of the senses of berg.


Butler

occupational surname
occupational surname

an English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant surname


O

Op 10/02/1904 om 11:00 uur zijn voor ons Zacharias De Ro, schepen gehuwd: Theophilius O […] enerzijds en anderzijds Maria Elisabetha Troucheau[…]

1904, certificate of marriage number 9 of 1904 of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (reproduced in: Patrick Trio ((Can we date this quote?)) Nakomelingen van Arnoldus O)

On February 10, 1904 at 11 am in the presence of ourselves, Zacharias De Ro, alderman, did marry: Theophilius O […] on the one hand and on the other hand Maria Elisabetha Troucheau […]


Winkel

* (Noord-Holland) First attested as winckele in 1298. Derived from Middle Dutch winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from winkel (“enclosed piece of land, corner”).
The surname derives from one of the senses of winkel or from one of several toponyms.


Boer

English: Boer


Robbe

Shortened from the personal name Robert.


Columbus

a surname; Columbus, chiefly in reference to Christopher Columbus


Maas

From Middle Dutch Mase, from Old Dutch *Masa, from Proto-Germanic *Masō. Dutch is one of the few languages in which the Germanic name survives directly; most other languages have borrowed the name from Dutch or from a Romance language.


Jacobs

Jacobsz (alternative)
Jacobse (alternative)
Jacobsen (alternative)
Jacobsse (alternative)
Jacobssen (alternative)
Jakobsz (alternative)
Jakobse (alternative)
Jakobsen (alternative)


Stevens

Stevense (alternative)
Stevensen (alternative)
Stevensse (alternative)
Stevenssen (alternative)
Stevensz (alternative)
Steevens (alternative)
Steevense (alternative)
Steevensen (alternative)
Steevensse (alternative)
Steevenssen (alternative)
Steevensz (alternative)


Franco

notably refers to Francisco Franco, the long-ruling right-wing 20th century Spanish caudillo since the Spanish Civil War (from 1939 to 1975)


Hartman

English: Hartman


Petraeus

From Pieters, meaning Pieter's (Peter's) son.


Kuiper

English: Kuiper

English: Kuiper belt

a surname, Kuiper, originating as an occupation, derived from kuiper (“cooper”)


de Klerk

English: de Klerk

Afrikaans: de Klerk

de Klerk (“a surname originating as an occupation derived from klerk.”)


Lenstra

Short for "Molenstraat" ("windmill street"), compound of molen and straat.


Brouwer

Intuitionism is a creation of the Dutch mathematician, philosopher, poet and man of wisdom L.E.J. Brouwer (1881-1966).


de Vries

English: de Vries

Literally, “the (West) Frisian”, from the obsolete spelling Vries of Fries.


Robben

Spelling variant of Robbe; both are shortened from Robert.


Horst

* (Limburg) First attested as horst in 1275. Derived from Middle Dutch horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
* (Gelderland) First attested as horsterbosch around 1450. Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Horst in 1697. Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
* (Flevoland) Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
The surname derives from one of the senses of horst or from one of the toponyms.


Peters

Peterse (alternative)
Petersen (alternative)
Petersse (alternative)
Peterssen (alternative)
Petersz (alternative)
Peeters (alternative)
Peeterse (alternative)
Peetersen (alternative)
Peetersse (alternative)
Peeterssen (alternative)
Peetersz (alternative)


Franken

English: Franken

a surname transferred from the given name


Vercruysse

Contraction of van der Cruysse; see ver-.


de Ruiter

de Ruijter (alternative)
de Ruyter (alternative uncommon)


de Ruyter

a surname, an older spelling of de Ruiter


Bosch

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as silua in 1307. Derived from bos (“rising forest”).
* (former island) From bosch, obsolete spelling of bos (“rising forest”).
The surname derives from one of the senses of bos or from one of several toponyms.


Mokveld

Originated from Soest (Germany), in the 19th century moved to the Netherlands.


van den Eijnde

a surname, meaning 'of the end', indicating dwelling at the end of a geographical spot. By example: end of the road or village


van der Asdonk

a surname, typically from the Dutch province Northern-Brabant. A donk is a small sandy hill and as is the Dutch word for 'ash', hence the meaning of the surname is 'from the small sandy hill with ash'


Romein

From Middle Dutch romein, from Old French Romain, from Latin rōmānus.


Hendriks

Hendrikse (alternative)
Hendriksen (alternative)
Hendriksse (alternative)
Hendrikssen (alternative)
Hendriksz (alternative)
Hendricks (alternative)
Hendrickse (alternative)
Hendricksen (alternative)
Hendrickssen (alternative)
Hendricksz (alternative)
Hendrix (alternative)

From Hendrik + -s (“patronymic suffix”).


van Rossum

→ English: Van Rossum, Rossum

a surname transferred from the place name


Melis

Variant of Millis, which is both from Milheeze in North Brabant and shortened from the Latin names like Amilius, Amelis, Aemilius.


Alberts

Aelberts (alternative)
Aalberts (alternative)


Jans

alternative form of Jansen, a common surname originating as a patronymic


Kamp

* (Beekdaelen)
* (Bergen) First attested as van de Kamp in 1715. Derived from kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).
* (Flevoland) Attested as Kamp in 1994. Derived from kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).
The surname is derived from one of the senses of kamp or from one of the toponyms.


Willems

→ English: Willems

Willemse (alternative)
Willemsen (alternative)
Willemsse (alternative)
Willemssen (alternative)
Willemsz (alternative)

a surname, Willems, originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Williams


Hendricks

From Hendrick + -s (“patronymic suffix”).

alternative form of Hendriks, a surname originating as a patronymic


Mulder

English: Mulder

Afrikaans: Mulder

a surname, Mulder, originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Miller


Vercammen

Contraction of van der Cammen; see ver-.


Veen

The toponym is first attested as ueno in 1108-1121. Derived from veen (“peat bog, fen, swamp”).
The surname derives from one of the senses of veen or from one of several toponyms.


Visser

a surname originating as an occupation, meaning fisherman


Beets

→ English: Beets

First attested as beetze in 1435. Derived from Old Frisian beets (“brook, stream”).
The surname derives from West Frisian beets (“brook, stream”) or from one of several toponyms.


Jansen

Reduced form of Janszoon, corresponding to Jan + -sen; equivalent to English Johnson.

Jans (alternative)
Janse (alternative)
Jansse (alternative)
Janssen (alternative)
Jansz (alternative)

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Top

From the noun top. Also found in German.


Tol

From the noun tol (“toll”). Compare Van Tol.


Beek

From the noun beek (“brook, stream”), or from one of several toponyms (see above).


Goes

→ Latin: Goesius

First attested as curtagosu in 976. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which in turn derives from Old Dutch gus (“stream”).

Willem Goes (1611–1686), Dutch writer who wrote frequently under the pseudonym “Lucius Verus”


Haverbus

From Hebrew חבר and ברוך, thus literally "blessed friend".


Barents

Barends (alternative)
Baerents (alternative)
Baerends (alternative)
Barendsz (alternative)
Barentsz (alternative)
Baerentsz (alternative)
Baerendsz (alternative)


Valk

From the noun valk (“falcon”). Compare Falk.


Fokker

→ English: Fokker

→ German: Fokker

Fokkert (alternative surname)
Fokkers (alternative surname)
Fokke (alternative surname)


Schalk

Probably shortened from Godschalk (“servant of God”). Ultimately equivalent to schalk in the historical meaning “servant”.


Blom

From blom, Northern variant of bloem (“flower”).


Zwolle

* (Overijssel) First attested as swolle in 1129. Derived from Old Dutch *swolle (“elevated place”). The toponym refers to an incline in the landscape between the four rivers surrounding the city, i.e. the IJssel, Vecht, Aa and Zwarte Water. The hill was the only piece of land that would remain dry during the frequent floodings of the rivers. Zwolle was established on that incline. Compare Zweeloo.
* (Oost Gelre) First attested as suellen in 1234. Derived from Middle Dutch swelle (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Zweeloo.
The surname derives from one of the toponyms.


Rietveld

* (Utrecht) First attested as retfelt in 1156. Compound of Old Dutch ret (“reed”) and felt (“field”).
* (Alphen aan den Rijn) Compound of riet (“reed”) and veld (“field”).
* (Molenlanden) Attested as Rietveldsche Polder in 1839-1859. Compound of riet (“reed”) and veld (“field”).
The surname derives from a compound of riet (“reed(s)”) + veld (“field”) or from one of several toponyms.


Anderiesen

alternative form of Andriessen, a surname originating as a patronymic


Vos

English: Vos

a surname, Vos, equivalent to English Fox


Timmerman

English: Timmerman

From timmerman. Compound of timmer + man, literally "timber man".

a surname originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Carpenter


Gerlach

Latin: Gerlachus

Gerlac (alternative)
Gerlache (alternative)

a surname, Gerlach, originating as an occupation


Cools

→ English: Cools

→ French: Cools

desc

→ Chinese: 科爾斯 /科尔斯 (Kē'ěrsī) (transliteration)

From Cool + -s (“patronymic suffix”), Cool being a by-form of Nicolaas.

a surname, Cools, originating as a patronymic


Loos

Flemish and Dutch surname, nickname from the adjective loos (“artful, cunning”).


Hoekstra

Borrowed from West Frisian Hoekstra, a topographic surname meaning "from the corner, river bend," from hoek (“angle, corner”).


Bakker

bakker

a surname originating as an occupation, meaning baker


Smit

a surname originating as an occupation, equivalent to Smith in English


Timmer

English: Timmer

a surname, Timmer, originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Carpenter


Drost

From drost.
The island is indirectly named after poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647), who occupied the position of drost of nearby Muiden. See also Hooft and Warenar.


Bruggeman

From bruggeman (“bridgeman, person in charge of a bridge”), from brug (“bridge”) + -e- + man (“man”).


Borger

First attested as in borghere in 1327. Etymology uncertain. The likeliest proposed derivation is that of a compound of Old Dutch burg (“fortified settlement, castle”) and heri (“sandy ridge”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Börger.
The surname derives from an ablauted form of burger or from the toponym.


Postma

Of West-Frisian origin (i.e. from Friesland). Likely related to Posthuma, indicating a child born after the father's death.


Albers

A patronymic surname from the name Albert + -s.

Aelbers (alternative)
Aelbersz (alternative)
Aelberse (alternative)
Aelbersen (alternative)
Aalbers (alternative)
Aalbersz (alternative)
Aalberse (alternative)
Aalbersen (alternative)


van der Waals

English: Vanderwaals

English: van der Waals force

Chinese:

desc

→ Mandarin: 范德瓦耳斯 (Fàndéwǎ'ěrsī) (transliteration)


Groen

Likely in some way related to groen (“green”).


Vermeulen

Contraction of van der Meulen, from a variant of molen (“mill”); see ver-.


Veenstra

Borrowed from West Frisian Feenstra. Equivalent to veen + -stra.


Bleeker

→ English: Bleeker

Translingual: bleekeri


Vermeer

Contraction of van der Meer (“of the lake”); see ver-.


Rademaker

From a superseded spelling of radenmaker (“wheelmaker”).


Rademakers

From a superseded spelling of radenmakers (“wheelmakers; wheelmaker's”). The -s may be either a plural ending or a genitive ending used as a patronymic suffix.


Verbrugge

Contraction of van der Brugge; see ver-.


Kok

a surname originating as an occupation, meaning cook


Rutten

The village is attested as Rutten in 1950. It is named after a former village located on the former island of Nagele.


Vink

vink

* (hamlet)
* (neighbourhood) See also Central Franconian De Vink.
The surname derives from one of the toponyms or from one of the senses of vink.


Driessen

The toponym is first attested as Driessen in 1899 and derives from the surname.
The surname derives from Dries (variant of Andries) + -sen.

suf

variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">Andries</i>


Huizinga

/ˈɦœy̯.zɪŋ.ɣaː/


Verhoeven

English: Verhoeven

French: Vérove

English: Verove

From van der hoeve (“farmstead”); see ver-.


Bergsma

Probably borrowed from West Frisian [Term?]. Equivalent to Berg + -s- + -ma.


Groeneveld

* (Flevoland) Compound of groen (“green”) and veld (“field”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of groen (“green”) and veld (“field”). Named after a former fiefdom.
The surname derives from a compound of groen (“green”) and veld (“field”) or from one of several toponyms.

a surname transferred from the place name


Westerveld

From wester- (“western”) + veld (“field”). The municipality is named after one of the former legal districts of Drenthe.
The surname derives from one of several toponyms.


Arnhem

First attested as arneym in 893. Compound derived from Old Dutch Aro (“a personal name”) or Arn (a personal name) (both deriving in turn from Proto-Germanic *arnu- (“eagle”)) and heem (“home, settlement”).
The surname is derived from the toponym.


Rozendaal

* (Gelderland) First attested as rosendale in 1317. Compound of roos (“rose”) and dal (“vale, valley”). Named after a castle built by count Reinald I.
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as Rosendael in 1687. Compound of roos (“rose”) and dal (“vale, valley”). Originally the name of a polder.
* (Utrecht) Compound of roos (“rose”) and dal (“vale, valley”). Named after a former farmhouse.
The surname derives from a compound of roos (“rose”) and dal (“dale, valley”) or from one of several toponyms.

Roosendaal (alternative)
Roozendaal (alternative)


Scherpenzeel

* (Gelderland) First attested as v. scherpesiel in 1229. Compound of either Old Dutch Skarpo (a personal name) or skarp (“sharp, cutting”) and Middle Dutch sele (“hall house”).
* (Friesland) First attested as scherpensele and scarpensele in 1245. Compound of either Old Dutch Skarpo (a personal name) or skarp (“sharp, cutting”) and Middle Dutch sele (“hall house”).
The surname derives from one of several toponyms.


Winterswijk

First attested as wintereswick in the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch *Winidheri (a personal name) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
The surname is derived from the toponym.


de Jong

English: DeJong, DeYoung

Literally, “the young”, or more loosely translated as “the junior”. The de is a tussenvoegsel), from de + jong. Originally used to denote the younger of two namesakes in a family. Cognate with German Jung and English Young.

lit

a surname, the most common in the Netherlands


Uden

First attested as uthen in 1190. Etymology unknown. No relationship with Proto-Indo-European *ud- (“water, marsh”).
The surname derives from the toponym.

unk

unknown


Martens

Martensz (alternative)
Martense (alternative)
Martensen (alternative)
Martensse (alternative)
Martenssen (alternative)


Zondervan

Univerbation of zonder (“without”) + van (“surname”).


Zandberg

* (Drenthe) Attested as Sandberg in 1781. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Zaandbarg, Saandbaarg.
* (Gelderland) Attested as Zandberg (De) in 1874. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”).
* (Peel en Maas, Helden) Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”).
* (Peel en Maas, Maasbree) Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”).
* (Simpelveld) Attested as Sandberg in 1797. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”). Named after a nearby farmhouse.
* (Zeeland) Attested as Zantbergen in 1575. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”). Named after a nearby sand ridge.
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as achter die zantberge in 1411. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”).
* (Overijssel) First attested as bij den berch in 1447. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
The surname derives from one of the toponyms or from zandberg.


de Boer

English: Deboer


de Graaf

Originated as either a nickname or a locational (nick)name, equivalent to de (“the”) + graaf (“count”).


de Leeuw

Deleeuw (alternative)
De Leeuw (alternative)


Meijer

From Latin maior. Also spelled as Meyer.


van den Berg

van den Berge (alternative)
van den Bergh (alternative)


Willemsen

alternative form of Willems, a surname originating as a patronymic


Altena

* (Noord-Brabant) From Middle Dutch Altena, Holtena (among other spellings), from an Old Dutch term which is only attested as Latinized Huoltena, the name of a river probably deriving from Proto-Germanic *hultą (“wood”) + *ahwō (“water, river”); thus equivalent to hout + a.
* (Drenthe) First attested as de altena in 1143, 1145 and 1167. Compound of al (“much”), te (“too”) and na (“close”). The toponym contrasts with Alteveer. Compare Matena, Nauerna and Nergena. See also Dutch Low Saxon Altenao.
* (Zeeland)
The surname derives from one of several toponyms.


de Vos

Afrikaans: Devos

→ English: Devos

→ French: Devos

→ German: Devos

→ Italian: Devos

→ Portuguese: Devos

→ Spanish: Devos

a surname, Devos, equivalent to English Fox


Devos

Afrikaans: Devos

→ English: Devos

→ French: Devos

→ German: Devos

→ Italian: Devos

→ Portuguese: Devos

→ Spanish: Devos

Univerbation of de + Vos, literally “the fox”.

univ

(Belgium) a surname, Devos, equivalent to English Fox


Dirks

Dirkse (alternative)
Dirksen (alternative)
Dirksz (alternative)
Dirksse (alternative)
Dirkssen (alternative)


Faas

English: Faas


Fontein

* (Aruba) Derived from fontein (“spring, source”).
* (Curaçao) Derived from fontein (“spring, source”). Originally the name of a plantation.
The surname derives from one of the senses of fontein or from one of several toponyms.


Valkenburg

* (Limburg) First attested as de castello de Falcomonte in 1121. Compound of valk (“falcon, Falco sp.”) and a second element that is either burg (“castle, fortified settlement”) or berg (“hill, elevated place”). See also Limburgish Valkeberg.
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as ualcanaburg in 918-948. Compound of the genitive plural form of Old Dutch falko (“falcon, Falco sp.”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).
The surname derives from one of the toponyms.


van der Merwe

From van (“from”) + der (“the”) + merwe (“Merwede”), merwe being an older form of Merwede.


Witteveen

* (Midden-Drenthe) First attested as het Witteveen in 1856. Compound of wit (“white”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Compare It Wytfean.
* (De Wolden) First attested as Witteveen in 1913. Compound of wit (“white”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Compare It Wytfean. See also Dutch Low Saxon Wittevène.
The surname derives from one of several toponyms.


Verstegen

Contraction of van der Stegen; see ver-.


Verstraete

Contraction of van der Straete; see ver-.


Vermeersch

Contraction of van der Meersch; see ver-.


Verlinden

Contraction of van der Linden; see ver-.


Vermeiren

Contraction of van der Meiren; see ver-.


Verschuur

Contraction of van der Schuur; see ver-.


Verschuren

Contraction of van der Scuren; see ver-. Verschueren is a common variant.


Verschueren

Variant of Verschuren corresponding to a contraction of van der Schueren; see also ver-.


Verschoor

Contraction of van der Schoor; see ver-.


Zeldenrust

The name of the neighbourhood is a compound of zelden (“rarely”) and rust (“rest”).
The surname derives from either the same combination of zelden and rust, or from one of several toponyms.


Van Ingen

English: Van Ingen

From van + Ingen. From the village of Ingen, Netherlands.

(anthroponymy) Van Ingen; a habitational surname


Hardenne

Ardennen (alternative Ardennes)
Ardenne (alternative surname)
van Hardenne (alternative surname)
Van Hardenne (alternative surname)
van Ardenne (alternative surname)
Van Ardenne (alternative surname)


Vledder

First attested as vledder around 1313. Derived from dialectal vledder (“swampy peatland”). Compare Barnflair.


Ploegman

From ploegman (“plougher, one who operates a plough, farmer”).


Spaan

Probably a metonymic surname from the noun spaan (“chip, shaving”), as a similar surname is found as German Span.


Prins

From prins, usually arising from nicknames after locations or attributes.


Vercauteren

Contraction of van der Cauteren, from kouter; see also ver-.


Verhofstadt

Contraction of van der Hofstadt, see ver-.


Verstappen

English: Verstappen

French: Verstappen

German: Verstappen

A contraction of the surname van der Stappen; see ver-. Unrelated to the verb verstappen (“to misstep”).

Stappen (alternative)
Vanstappen (alternative)
Vanderstappen (alternative)
van der Stappen (alternative)
van Stappen (alternative)


Hoek

* (Zeeland) Attested as den Houck in 1664. Derived from hoek (“corner, bend”). Named for its location near an intersection of three levees. See also Zealandic D'n Noek, Denoek, D'oek.
* (Friesland) First attested as dien hoeck in 1426. Calque of West Frisian De Hoek, derived in turn from Old Frisian hoeke (“corner, bend”).
* (Gelderland) Derived from hoek (“protruding piece of land, bend”). Located next to a bend in the levee between Deest and Winssen.
* (Limburg) First attested as den Hoeck in 1838-1857. Derived from hoek (“isolated place”). See also Limburgish Hook.
* (Meierijstad) Derived from hoek (“isolated place”).
* (Sint-Michielsgestel) Derived from hoek (“isolated place”).
* (Valkenswaard) Attested as De Hoek in 1838-1857. Derived from hoek (“isolated place”).
* (Bergeijk) Attested as De Hoek in 1838-1857. Derived from hoek (“isolated place”).
The surname is derived from one of the senses of hoek or one of several toponyms.


Remmerswaal

In reference to Reimerswaal, a drowned town on Zuid-Beveland, Zeeland.


van der Zwan

Literally, “of the swan”, with shortened vowel. Note that the name is according to historical norms ungrammatical; zwaan is a masculine noun.


Cornelissen

Cornelisz (alternative)
Cornelisse (alternative)


van Beuren

English: van Beuren

Van Beuren (alternative)
Beuren (alternative)


Van Dievoet

English: Van Dievoet

French: Van Dievoet


Vandievoet

→ English: Vandievoet

→ French: Vandievoet


Schoorl

First attested as scoronlo in 918-948. From Middle Dutch scorle, from Old Dutch scoronlo. Compound of Old Dutch skora (“shore”) and Old Frisian la (“light forest”) or Old Dutch lo (“light forest”).


Heemskerk

First attested as heimethenkiricha and heimezenkyrke in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch Hemezo (a personal name) or Heimezo and kirika (“church”).
The surname derives from the toponym.


van Dongen

Referring to the village Dongen, related to donk.


Naaktgeboren

Univerbation of naakt (“naked”) + geboren (“born”).


Peeters

→ French: Peeters

alternative form of Peters, a surname originating as a patronymic


de Bruin

de Bruijn (alternative)
de Bruyn (alternative rare)


van der Heijden

van der Heiden (alternative uncommon)
van der Heyden (alternative rare)


van Beek

English: Vanbeek


Kuipers

Kuijpers (alternative)
Kuypers (alternative rare)


van den Brink

→ English: Vandenbrink

van de Brink (alternative rare)
van der Brink (alternative rare)


Gerritsen

Gerritse (alternative)
Gerritzen (alternative)

alternative form of Gerrits, a surname originating as a patronymic


Smeets

From smid + -s, being a specifically Limburgish variant.


Evers

→ English: Evers

Everse (alternative)
Eversen (alternative)
Eversse (alternative)
Everssen (alternative)
Everts (alternative)
Evertse (alternative)
Evertsen (alternative)
Evertsse (alternative)
Evertssen (alternative)
Eversz (alternative)
Evertsz (alternative)

a surname, Evers, originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Everetts


van de Pol

van den Pol (alternative uncommon)
van der Pol (alternative)


Kuijpers

Kuipers (alternative)
Kuypers (alternative rare)


Schimmelpenninck

Equivalent to schimmel + penning, originally a nickname for a miser.


Dijk

* (Limburg) Derived from dijk (“levee”).
* (Asten) First attested as Den Dijk in 1899. Derived from dijk (“levee”).
* (Meierijstad) First attested as Dijk in 1867. Derived from dijk (“levee”), here potentially used in a dialectal sense to refer to a raised road.
The surname derives from one of the senses of dijk or from one of several toponyms.


Kerkhof

The hamlet is first attested as Kerkhof in 1838-1857. Derived from kerkhof (“churchyard, graveyard”).
The surname derives from one of the senses of kerkhof or from the toponym.


Beers

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as beerse in 1305. Either derived from a Germanic term cognate to or directly from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). Compare Bears, Beersdonk, Beerze, Besselaar, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.
* (Friesland) First attested as berse in 1329. Borrowed from West Frisian Bears, derived in turn from a Germanic term cognate to or directly from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). Compare Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze, Besselaar, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.
The surname is either a patronymic derived from the personal name Beer or derived from one of several toponyms.


Berends

Berents (alternative)
Berendsz (alternative)
Berentsz (alternative)
Berendse (alternative)
Berentse (alternative)
Berendsen (alternative)
Berentssen (alternative)


Kranenburg

The village is first attested as Kranenberg in 1851. Compound of kraan (“crane”) and berg (“hill”).
The surname derives from one of several toponyms.


Bloemen

English: Bloemen

French: Bloemen

desc

→ Chinese: 布盧門 /布卢门 (Bùlúmén) (transliteration)


Pronk

From the noun pronk (“flamboyance”), itself from pronken (“to show off, be flamboyant”).


de Visser

Literally, “the fisherman”. From visser.


van der Ven

Literally, “of the fen”. Variant of the more common van de Ven.


Janse

alternative form of Jansen, a common surname originating as a patronymic


Hamelink

/ˈɦaː.məˌlɪŋk/


Broek

* (Friesland) First attested as broech in 1482. Borrowed from West Frisian De Broek, derived in turn from Old Frisian brōk (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Gelderland) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Groningen) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Brook.
* (Gulpen-Wittem) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Limburgish Brouk.
* (Horst aan de Maas, Horst) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Horst aan de Maas, Sevenum) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Peel en Maas) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Simpelveld) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Laarbeek) First attested as int broeck in 1490. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Utrecht) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Venlo) First attested as aen gen Broek in 1574. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
The surname derives from one of the toponyms or from one of the senses of broek.


Doornbos

→ English: Doornbos

The name of the neighbourhood is first attested as Doornbosch in 1899. The toponym derives from doornbos (“thorn bush”). Originally the name of a farm.
The surname derives from doornbos (“thorn bush”) or from one of several toponyms.


van de Wiel

van der Wiel (alternative)
van der Wielen (alternative)


Wie

→ English: Wie

First attested as Middle Dutch norther hee in the 14th century. Etymology unknown. A proposed link to Old Frisian *hede (“anchorage”) is uncertain.

a habitational surname, Wie, variant of Van Wie


Van Wie

English: Van Wie

a surname, Van Wie, transferred from the place name


Van der Valk

Vandervalk (alternative)
Van der Valck (alternative)
Vandervalck (alternative)
Valk (alternative)


Freeling

English: Freeling


van Halen

English: Van Halen, van Halen

French: van Halen, Van Halen

Spanish: Van Halen, Van-Halen

Vanhalen (alternative)
Halen (alternative)


Van Halen

a surname, Van Halen, variant of van Halen


van der Schaaf

→ English: Vanderschaaf


Bronkhorst

* (Gelderland) First attested as brunchorst in 1128-1139. Compound of brunk (an ablauted form of brink (“edge, village common”)) and horst (“overgrown hillock”). Despite having only 90 inhabitants, Bronkhorst received city rights in 1482 and is therefore classed as a city.
* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as weilanden genaamd Bronkhorst in 1848. Potentially derived from Bronkhorst (a surname).
The surname derives from one of the toponyms.


Klinkenberg

* (Gelderland) Attested as Klinkenberg in 1845. Compound of Middle Dutch clinge (“hill, elevated place, hilly geest”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as clinkenberghe in 1345. Compound of Middle Dutch clinge (“hill, elevated place, hilly geest”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Originally the name of a manor.
The surname derives from one of several toponyms.


van Keulen

Dutch: "from Cologne", from German "von Köln";
"Köln" from Latin "colonia", colony.


Groenendijk

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as gruendike in 1422. Compound of groen (“green, overgrown”) and dijk (“levee”). The toponym may refer to a lower secondary levee.
* (Zeeland) Attested as Groenendijk in 1838-1857. Compound of groen (“green, overgrown”) and dijk (“levee”). The toponym may refer to a lower secondary levee.
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as groenendyck in 1325. Compound of Middle Dutch grune (“green, overgrown”) and dyc (“levee”). The toponym may refer to a lower secondary levee.
The surname derives from one of several toponyms.


Groeneweg

* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as groenewech in 1360-1361. Compound of Middle Dutch groen (“green”) and wech (“way, road”). Named after a nearby road.
* (Noord-Holland) Attested as Polder-benoorden-den-Groenenweg in 1847. Derived from (now dialectal) groeneweg (“overgrown road”). Named after a nearby road.
The surname is derived from a compound of groen (“green”) and weg (“way, road”) or from one of several toponyms.


Groenewoud

* (Laarbeek) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”).
* (Oirschot) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”).
* (Nijmegen) Attested as Het groene Woud [sic] in 1820. Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). Named after a former inn.
* (Weert) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). See also Limburgish 't Groenewoud.
* (Eindhoven) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). Named after a former café.
* (Maashorst) Attested as het Groene Wout in 1838. Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”).
* (Tilburg) Attested as De Herberge genaamt het groene woud in 1775. Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). Named after a former inn.
The surname is either a compound of groen (“green, lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”) or derived from one of several toponyms.


Vanhoenacker

French: Vanhoenacker


Ouwerkerk

First attested as ecclesias in Selandia, videlicet in Duuelant Antiquam et Novam in 1233. Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and kerk (“church”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwerkerk. See also Zealandic Ouwerkaarke.
The surname derives from the toponym.


Berkhout

* (Noord-Holland) First attested as berchout around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch berc (“birch, Betula sp.”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as berchout in 1403. Compound of Middle Dutch berc (“birch, Betula sp.”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).
The surname derives from a compound of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and hout (“wood”) or hout (“rising deciduous forest”) or from one of several toponyms.


Springintveld

From spring in 't veld (“jump in the field”).


Langerak

/ˈlɑ.ŋəˌrɑk/

* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as langeraeck in 1253. Compound of Middle Dutch lang (“long”) and rake (“straight section of a watercourse between two bends”). Probably named for a straight section of the Lek.
* (Drenthe) First attested as Langerak in 1899. Compound of lang (“long”) and rak (“straight section of a watercourse between two bends”). Originally a hydronym.
* (Gelderland) First attested as Langerak in 1457. Compound of lang (“long”) and rak (“straight section of a watercourse between two bends”).
* (Utrecht) Compound of lang (“long”) and rak (“straight section of a watercourse between two bends”). Named after a polder.
The surname is derived from one of several toponyms.


den Hartog

→ English: Denhartog


Kouwenberg

The hamlet is first attested as ten caudenberghe in 1382. Compound of koud (“cold, wet”) (possibly referring to the exposed location of the hill) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
The surname derives from one of several toponyms.


Luyendyk

English: Luyendyk


Drees

From Dré or André + -s (“patronymic suffix”).

a surname originating as a patronymic, meaning “child of Dré / André”


Corlaer

→ Mohawk: Kó:ra

The neighbourhood is named after Arent van Corlaer (1620-1667), a WIC administrator and founder of Schenectady.


Maurik

Potentially attested as Mannaricio around 300, attested with certainty as maldericke in 997. Etymology uncertain. The identification of Maurik with Mannaricio is doubtful. Two etymologies have been proposed for the (controversial) oldest attestation: a derivation from Proto-Germanic *Mannarîk (a personal name) with collectivising suffix *-ja- and a derivation from an unidentified prehistoric name with the suffix *-ikja-. The newer attestations are derived either from Proto-Celtic *Maleriacum (literally “settlement belonging to Malerius”) or Proto-Germanic *Maldarîk (a personal name) with collectivising suffix *-ja-.
Compare Blerick, Bunnik, Cuijk, Geverik, Lopik, Mook, Niftrik, Odijk, Varik, Woezik and Fellerich.
The surname derives from the toponym.

cog

Mauwerik (alternative)
Mouwerik (alternative)


Ranst

→ English: Ranst

→ French: Ranst

→ Walloon: Ranst


Schoenmaker

Afrikaans: Schoenmaker

→ English: Schoenmaker

From schoenmaker (literally “shoe maker”).

a surname, Schoenmaker, originating as an occupation


Wassen

English: Wassen


Hugenholtz

English: Hugenholtz


Slotemaker

From Middle Dutch Slotemaker, from Middle Dutch slotemaker (literally “lock-maker; locksmith”). See also slotenmaker.


Hunse

English: Hunse


Eigersma

English: Eigersma


Westerbeek

English: Westerbeek

First attested in 1964. From wester- (“western”) + beek (“brook, stream”).


Meerburg

The toponym is first attested as meereburch in 1319. It derives from a compound of Middle Dutch meer (“lake, pool”) and burg (“castle, manor”). Originally the name of a polder, named in turn after a manor.
The surname derives from a compound of meer (“lake, pool”) and burg (“castle, manor”) or from one of several toponyms.


Munting

→ Translingual: Muntingia


Noordwijk

* (Zuid-Holland) Named after Noordwijk aan Zee and Noordwijk-Binnen.
* (Groningen) First attested as noertwijk and noortwijk in 1385. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Noordwiek.
* (Drenthe) First attested as Noordwijk in 1851-1855. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and the toponym de Wijk.
* (England) Calque of English Norwich.

Noortik (alternative)
Noortich (alternative)
Noorwitz (alternative)
Noortwitz (alternative)


Gerrits

Gerritse (alternative)
Gerritsen (alternative)
Gerritsz (alternative)
Gerritsse (alternative)
Gerritssen (alternative)


Biert

→ English: Biert

(former municipality): Attested in 1570. Likely derived from bier (“manure, mud which looks like manure”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t.


Groot

→ English: Groot


Meert

English: Meert

French: Méert


Grootendijk

Apparently extinct. Cognate with German Grothendieck.


Bogaard

From bogaard, a contracted form of boomgaard (“orchard”).


Demesmaeker

French: Demesmaeker


Degeyter

English: Degeyter

French: Degeyter


Vervaeke

Contraction of van der Vaeke; see ver-. Appellative of Middle Dutch vake (“wattle dam in a river”), and see Vake, part of Maldegem, a municipality in East Flanders.


van der Vegte

van de Vegte (alternative)
van der Vegt (alternative)
van de Vegt (alternative)
van der Vecht (alternative)
van de Vecht (alternative)


Pistorius

From Latin Pistorius, from pistor. A latinized surname for a baker or miller.

Pistorius: a surname originating as an occupation


Blomkamp

English: Blomkamp

Afrikaans: Blomkamp

From blom (“bloom”) + kamp (“camp”), literally “field of flowers”.

compound

Blomkamp: a surname, equivalent to English Bloomfield


Bruynzeel

From French Brunseaux, from Old High German Bruno + Latin -icellus.


Vogelaar

a surname originating as an occupation, meaning bird hunter


Opzoomer

From Bergen op Zoom + -er, a city in the Netherlands.


Heystek

The second sense is borrowed from Afrikaans Heystek.


Samplonius

Perhaps from Latin simplex (“simple”) First attested in the 17th century with the brothers Johannes Geerts Samplonius and Hessel Geerts Samplonius, who were both pastors in Friesland in the Netherlands.


van Rensburg

From van (“from”) + Rensburg; possibly derived from Rijnsburg, a village in South Holland, Netherlands.


van Helsdingen

From van (“from”) + Helsdingen (“a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.”).


Aalbers

From earlier Aelbers, variant of Aelberts, a patronymic surname from the name Aelbert, Albert.

alternative form of Albers, a surname originating as a patronymic


Aelbers

From Aelberts, a patronymic surname from the name Aelbert, Albert.


Opdijk

→ English: Updike


Klerk

English: Klerk

Afrikaans: Klerk

Klerk (“a surname originating as an occupation derived from klerk.”)


Slettenhaar

The first element is a by-form of sliet (“wooden pole or stake”); the second element is haar (“sandy ridge”). Thus a toponymic surname referring to a place where slieten were produced. Unrelated to slet (“slut”) and haar (“hair”).


Bouterse

From a name Bouter (equivalent to boud (“brave”) + heer (“army”); cognate with Old English Bealdhere, Old High German Baldheri or Baldhere and rendered in Medieval Latin as Baltharius, Baltherius) with the patronymic suffix -se. Compare Boutersem.

(historical) Desi Bouterse, ex-dictator of Suriname.

a surname
Desi Bouterse, ex-dictator of Suriname.


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