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Van Der Zanden DutchLiterally means 'From the sand', most likely given to someone who lived near sand grounds. It originated in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.
Van Deusen DutchHabitational name for someone from the German town of Deusen, north of Dortmund, in North Rhine-Westphalia near the Dutch border.
Vandyke DutchTopographic name for someone living near a dyke or levee. Dykes are common structures for keeping lands dry in the low lying Netherlands. ... [
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Van Dyne DutchHabitational name for someone from Duinen in Gelderland.
Van Eck DutchMeans "from Eck", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Van Etter DutchA habitational name for someone from Etten in North Brabant
Vang HmongFrom the clan name
Vaj or
Vaaj associated with the Chinese character 王
(wáng) (see
Wang 1).
Van Gelder DutchDutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Guelders", a county and later duchy in the Low Countries.
Van Haitsma DutchHabitational name for someone from Haitsma, a place in Friesland.
Van Halen DutchHabitational name for a person from the villages
Hoog en Laaghalen in the Dutch province of Drenthe or
Halen near Hasselt in Belgian Limburg. Famous bearers include Dutch-born American musicians Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) and his brother Alex Van Halen (1953-) of the rock band Van Halen... [
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Van Hertrooij DutchMeans "from Hertrooij", most likely a place name in the Netherlands. It could possibly derive from Middle Dutch
hert meaning "deer" and
rood meaning "red".
Van Heusen DutchHeusen is derived from the town Husum in Holland. The town was on the Zuyder Zee, Holstein, Holland.
Van Heutsz DutchA bearer of this name is J.B. van Heutsz, also known as the Pacificator of Aceh, former governor general of the Dutch East Indies.
Vanik EstonianVanik is an Estonian surname meaning "wreath" and "garland".
Van Kleef DutchVan meaning 'of' Kleef is a variant spelling of Kleve: a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine.
Van Look DutchTopographic name from look ‘enclosure’ or habitational name from a place named with this word.
Van Maurik DutchMeans "from Maurik" in Dutch, which is a town in the east of the Netherlands.
Vann EstonianVann is an Estonian surname meaning "bath" and "tub".
Vanna KhmerMeans "golden" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit.
Vannas EstonianVannas is an Estonian surname derived from "vana", meaning "old".
Vannavong LaoFrom Lao ວັນນະ
(vanna) meaning "color, caste" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Vannebo NorwegianTaken from the farm Vanebu, spelled Vannebo in pre-1950 records. From the Norwegian words
vann, meaning water, and
bo, meaning to live or reside.
van Niekerk AfrikaansTopographic name for any of the various locations named Nieuwerkerk in The Netherlands or Nieuwerkerken in Belgium. The name itself means "of the new church" from Dutch
van meaning "of" combined with
nieuw meaning "new" and
kerk meaning "church".
Van Nistelrooij DutchMeans "from Nistelrode", a small village in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Middle Dutch
nest meaning "nest, burrow, resting place" and
lo meaning "light forest", combined with
rode meaning "land cleared of trees"... [
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Van Ommeren DutchMeans "from Ommeren", a small village in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Van Oss DutchVan Oss is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Oss", a town in North Brabant. Variant spellings are Van Osch and Van Os.
Van Reenan DutchToponymic surname meaning "from/of Rhenen", a city in the province of Utrecht.
Van Rijn DutchMeans "from the Rhine", the second-longest river in central and western Europe (after the Danube). This was the surname of the Dutch Baroque painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), usually known simply as Rembrandt.
Van Rooyen Afrikaansvan Rooyen related to
van Rooijen, is an Afrikaans and Dutch toponymic surname. May be rooted from the Rhine area of the Netherlands, possibly having meant "from Rhine" originally... [
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Van Smoot DutchAmericanized spelling of Dutch Smout, a metonymic occupational name for someone who sold fat or lard, Dutch smout, or a nickname for someone who had a taste for, and could afford, rich foods.
Van 't Boveneind DutchMeans "from Boveneind", the name of various places in the Netherlands, itself meaning "from the top end" in Dutch. It is derived from
boven meaning "upper, upstream" and
eind meaning "edge, end".
Van Tienhoven DutchMeans "from Tienhoven", the name of several villages in the Netherlands. Their names are derived from Middle Dutch
tien meaning "ten" and a plural form of
huue meaning "piece of land of a certain size"... [
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Van Tristaan DutchFrom Julian Van Tristaan(1995-) professional footballer for Tottenham Hontspurs and Holland.
Van 't Schip DutchMeans "from the ship", derived from Middle Dutch
schip literally meaning "ship". It is borne by the Dutch-Canadian former soccer player John van 't Schip (1963-).
Van Zandt Dutch, BelgianHabitational name for someone from any of the places called Zandt, in Gelderland, Friesland, South Holland, and Zeeland; or Zande in Belgium.
Varadkar Indian, Hindi, MarathiDerived from the name of the village of
Varad in the Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra, India. A famous bearer is the Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar (1979-).
Varandi EstonianVarandi is an Estonian surname derived from "varandus", meaning "property" and "belongings".
Värbu EstonianVärbu is an Estonian surname; a diminutive of "värb" meaning "sparrow".
Vardy EnglishVariant of
Verity. A name given to actors who played the part in the medieval travelling theatres.
Vargeid NorwegianInvented by Sverre Kristian (then) Olsen and his brother Willy Anfinn (also then) Olsen. They thought Olsen was boring, and invented the new Vargeid.
Vargiu ItalianFrom the name of a former settlement. Possibly from Latin
varius, "many colours, variegated".
Värk EstonianVärk is an Estonian surname meaning both "celebration" and "hootenanny", as well as "thing", "stuff", or a "job".
Varnell EnglishVariant of
Farnell. This form originated in southwestern England, where the change from
F to
V arose from the voicing of
F that was characteristic of this area in Middle English.
Varner GermanHabitational name for someone from Farn near Oberkirch, or Fahrnau near Schopfheim.
Varney EnglishFrom the French place name
Vernay, derived from Gaulish
verno- "alder" and the locative suffix -
acum. A fictional bearer is the vampire Sir Francis Varney, the title character of the mid-19th-century gothic horror story
Varney the Vampire; or, the Feast of Blood.
Varon FrenchFrom the old high german name
Waro short form of given names with the element
war "aware,cautious".
Värv EstonianVärv is an Estonian surname meaning "color" and "paint".
Vasa Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)Swedish noble and former royal family. Possibly from
vase meaning "bundle" or "withy". The name is believed to be a reference to the family's coat of arms. The most notable member of the family was Gustav Eriksson Vasa (1496-1560), later known as Gustav I of Sweden (in modern times known exclusively as Gustav Vasa)... [
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Vasey EnglishDerived from the Norman french word
enveisie "playful, merry"
Vasilakos GreekPatronymic from the Greek given name
Vasilios and the suffix άκος (
-akos) which is particularly associated with the Mani Peninsula in southwestern Peloponnese.
Vass EnglishStatus name denoting a serf, Middle English, Old French
vass(e), from Late Latin
vassus, of Celtic origin. Compare Welsh
gwas "boy", Gaelic
foss "servant".
Vassallo MalteseRich people who formed part of the night of saint john "vassals"
Vasseur FrenchFrom Old French
vavasour meaning "subvassal", a historical term used to refer to a tenant of a baron or lord who also had tenants under him.
Vasta ItalianVasta is derived from the Italian word Vast. Vasta means wide in Italian. It is a common name in Italy preferably in Milan, Italy.
Västrik EstonianVästrik is an Estonian surname meaning "wagtail (bird genus: Motacilla)".
Vatanabe Japanese (Russified)Alternate transcription of
Watanabe more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Vatatzis GreekThis surname is a diminutive form of the word βάτος, "bramble, briar", perhaps signifying a harsh character. Another possible origin is βατάκι, "ray fish".
Vatistas GreekFrom the Latin
Batista which means "baptist", originally deriving from Greek βάπτω (bapto) meaning "to dip".
Vaux FrenchFrench, English, and Scottish habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Vaux, from the Old French plural of
val ‘valley’.
Vayner YiddishWeiner is a surname or, in fact, the spelling of two different surnames originating in German and the closely related Yiddish language. In German, the name is pronounced
vaɪnɐ(ʁ),of which the rare English pronunciation
vaɪnər is a close approximation... [
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Vəzirov AzerbaijaniMeans "son of the vizier", from the Arabic title وَزِير
(wazīr) denoting a minister or high-ranking official in an Islamic government.
Vea Spanish, GalicianHabitational name, principally from Vea in Soria province, but in some cases from any of four places with the same name in Pontevedra province, Galicia.
Vea NorwegianHabitational name from any of four farmsteads so named, from the plural of Old Norse viðr meaning "wood", "tree".
Veca ItalianSouthern Italian: possibly from vece ‘change’, ‘mutation’, ‘alternation’ (from Latin vix, vicis, plural vices), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with this element.
Vecchio ItalianMeans "old, aged" in Italian, originally used as a nickname for an older or oldest son or for someone who was prematurely grey or wrinkled.
Vee NorwegianHabitational name from farmsteads named Ve, for example in Hordaland and Sogn, from Old Norse
vé "sacred place".
Veeber EstonianVeeber is an Estonian surname, an Estonianization of the German surname "Weber".
Veedla EstonianVeedla is an Estonian surname meaning "watery/waters area".
Veel EstonianVeel is an Estonian surname meaning "still", "again", and "heretofore".
Veenre EstonianVeenre is an Estonian surname derived from "veen", meaning "vein".
Veeorg EstonianVeeorg is an Estonian surname meaning "water valley/gully".
Veere EstonianVeere is an Estonian surname meaning "rolling" and "avalanche".
Veermäe EstonianVeermäe is an Estonian surname meaning "border hill/mountain".
Veetõusme EstonianVeetõusme is an Estonian surname meaning "water (vee) surge (tõusma)".
Veevers EnglishMeans "dealer in foodstuffs" (from Old French
vivres "victuals").
Veevo EstonianVeevo is an Estonian surname derived from "veevool", meaning "watercourse".
Veikat EstonianVeikat is an Estonian surname possibly an Estonianization of the German surname "Weikart".
Veitch ScottishDerived from the Latin word
vacca which means "cow". This was either an occupational name for a cowherd or a nickname for a gentle person.