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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch

Meaning & History

Habitational name for a person from a place bearing the same name in the province of Utrecht, which is itself derived from the Middle Dutch word vrede, meaning "peace; legal protection against armed violence".
Added 9/22/2019 by EncyclopediaBrown
Edited 9/28/2024 by jocatchi