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in reply to a message by John Van Steensburg
I checked an online dictionary and it says:
"steen" means "gem" in modern Dutch. But of course it's the same word as English "stone" or German "Stein", so I suppose in Old Dutch (?) it had the very meaning.
So there must be some stone castle or citadel behind the name.
"steen" means "gem" in modern Dutch. But of course it's the same word as English "stone" or German "Stein", so I suppose in Old Dutch (?) it had the very meaning.
So there must be some stone castle or citadel behind the name.
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From your aunt Know-It-All :-) Lissy was right. It means of (or from) the stone village or town. Van being dutch for "son of" used in the broader sense of a village or place. Steen being stone and burg being a village or town.
This was translated to me by a woman from Amsterdam. So I feel like it's accurate. How ya doing kid?
This was translated to me by a woman from Amsterdam. So I feel like it's accurate. How ya doing kid?
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