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in reply to a message by Sean Foglai
The van Nistelrooy family is from the village of Nistelrode. This is the origin of the surname. My guess would be that Nistel means 'nestle', and 'rode' in toponyms means 'wood, small forrest' (see also http://www.dwb.uni-trier.de/index.html ).
Variants: Van Nesselrooij, Van Nestelrode, Nestelroij, Niestroij, Van Nisselroij, Van Nisselrooij, Nistelrode, Nistelrooij (and/or with y for ij).
Variants: Van Nesselrooij, Van Nestelrode, Nestelroij, Niestroij, Van Nisselroij, Van Nisselrooij, Nistelrode, Nistelrooij (and/or with y for ij).
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I'd think "corner" or "nestle" have some affinity ...
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They have, in the sense that Dutch 'nis' is related to both 'niche' (i.e. corner) and 'nestle'. More to the point, 'nistel' and 'nis' may be related, they definitely have distinct meanings.
You might have pointed out the weak spot in your theory yourself: What you translated is Nis + Rode. What happened to -tel- in the middle?
You might have pointed out the weak spot in your theory yourself: What you translated is Nis + Rode. What happened to -tel- in the middle?
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