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Name Van Ruisdael
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsVan Ruysdael, Van Ruijsdael, Van Ruyesdael, Ruisdael, Ruysdael, Ruijsdael, Ruyesdael
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Meaning & History
Means "from Ruisdael", the name of a lost castle, also called Ruisschendaal, near the village of Blaricum in North Holland, the Netherlands. It means "noisy valley" in Dutch. This name was borne by members of the Van Ruisdael family of artists during the Dutch Golden Age, notably the landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael (c. 1629-1682).