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View Surname: Van Der Veen


VAN DER VEEN
SOURCE: Location
USAGE: Dutch
Meaning & History
Literally translated "of the peat". The surname indicates that the first bearers resided in a peat district or fen colony. The Dutch word for peat, veen, comes from Old German fanja, which means "swampy lake".
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