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Subject: Van Hasselt
Author: Shay   (guest, 212.116.178.114)
Date: July 19, 2002 at 3:31:32 AM
My brother-in-law's surname in Van Hasselt. I understand VAN = of. What about "Hasselt" - does it have a meaning, or what's the origin?
He is American, but as far as I know his family is originally from Austria.

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