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Vadalà Italian
Derived from the Arabic given name Abd Allah, meaning "servant of God".

Valsecchi Italian
Denoting someone from the former municipality of Valsecca in Lombardy.

Van Berkel Dutch
Means "from Berkel", the name of several villages derived from berk "birch tree" and lo "forest clearing".

Van Coevorden Dutch
Means "from Coevorden", the name of a city in the Netherlands derived from Middle Dutch coe "cow" and voorde "ford, crossing".

Van Delft Dutch
Means "from Delft" in Dutch, a city in South Holland, Netherlands, named for the nearby Delf canal, which derives from Middle Dutch delven "to dig, delve, excavate; to bury".

Van den Bos Dutch
Means "from the forest" in Dutch, a variant form of Van Den Bosch.

Van den Hurk Dutch
From any of several place names derived from the element hornik "corner".

Van Den Oever Dutch
Means "from the riverbank" in Dutch, derived from oever "bank, riverbank, shore". Den Oever is also the name of a village in North Holland.

Van Der Aa Dutch, Flemish
Means "from the Aa" in Dutch, a common name for rivers and streams derived from Old Germanic *ahwō "stream, river; water".

Van Der Bruggen Dutch
Means "from the bridges" in Dutch.

Van Der Eijk Dutch
Means "from the oak", derived from Middle Dutch eike "oak (tree)".

Van Der Geer Dutch
Means "from the headland", derived from Dutch geer "pointed piece of land, headland; spear".

Van Der Heiden Dutch
Variant spelling of Van Der Heijden.

Van der Kerk Dutch
Means "from the church" in Dutch.

Van Der Laan Dutch
Means "from the lane" in Dutch.

Van Der Meijden Dutch

Van der Plas Dutch
Means "from the pool" in Dutch, derived from plas "pool, puddle, pond; body of stagnant water".

Van der Ploeg Dutch
Means "of the plough" in Dutch, an occupational name for a farmer or a bookbinder (a ploeg also being a tool used in binding books), or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a plough.

Van Der Poel Dutch
Means "from the pool".

Van Der Spek Dutch
Habitational name derived from Middle Dutch specke "log dam, bridge of tree trunks, road through a marshy area".

Van Der Valk Dutch
Means "of the falcon" or "from De Valk" in Dutch. Compare Valk.

Van Der Vest Dutch (Archaic)
Means "from the city wall, of the fort", derived from Middle Dutch veste "fortification, stronghold, castle; reliability".

Van der Weide Dutch
Means "from the pasture" in Dutch, either a topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, or a metonymic occupational name for a butcher.

Van der Werf Dutch
Means "from the wharf" or "from the shipyard" in Dutch, derived from werf meaning "quay, wharf, shipyard", or from the older form werve "dyke, quay, bank". Can be a topographic name for someone who lived near such a place, or an occupational name for someone who worked at a shipyard, such as a carpenter.

Van Deursen Dutch
Toponymic surname derived from Deursen, Deurne (also Deurse) or Deurzen, all derived from Middle Dutch dorn "thorn, thornbush".

Van De Wetering Dutch
Means "from the drainage channel", from Dutch wetering "canal, waterway, drainage channel" or the name of a town using it as an element.

Van Dongen Dutch
Means "from Dongen", a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from donk "sandy hill (in marshy area)".

Van Doorn Dutch
Means "of the thorns", a topographic name for someone who lived near thorn bushes, or in a settlement named after them.

Van Driel Dutch
Means "from Driel" in Dutch, referring to either the village Driel or any of several other settlements containing driel as an element... [more]

Van Duijn Dutch
Means "from the dune" in Dutch.

Van Duijne Dutch
Variant of Van Duijn.

Van Dyke Dutch
Variant form of Van Dijk.

Van Eck Dutch
Means "from Eck", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Derived from hek "fence".

Van Egmond Dutch
Means "from Egmond" in Dutch, the name of a town and former municipality in North Holland. The toponym is possibly derived from heeg-munde (or hecmunda) meaning "enclosed fortress".

Van Erp Dutch
Means "from Erp" in Dutch, a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, possibly derived from Old Dutch *apa "watercourse" and an unclear first element.

Van Es Dutch
Means "from the ash tree", denoting someone who lived by an ash tree or who came from a place named for them, such as Esch.

Van Gemert Dutch
Means "from Gemert" in Dutch, the name of a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, possibly derived from Old Germanic mari "lake" (compare Old Dutch meri) combined with the collectivising prefix ga-.

Van Gent Dutch
Means "from Ghent" in Dutch, the name of a city in Belgium possibly derived from Celtic ganda "confluence; place where two rivers meet", or from the name of the Celtic goddess Gontia, tutelary deity of the river Günz#.

Van Gestel Dutch
Means "from Gestel" in Dutch, a settlement in North Brabant, Netherlands derived from either gestel "height between two river valleys" or gestel "guest house, inn" (compare Gastel).

Van Gils Dutch
Means "from Gilze" in Dutch, a village in North Brabant, Netherlands. Possibly derived from a cognate of Old Norse gil "gap, ravine, gully".

Van Ginkel Dutch
Means "from Ginkel" in Dutch, the name of a settlement in Gelderland, Netherlands, possibly derived from Old Dutch gengi "accessible, passable" and lo "light forest, forest clearing".

Van Gool Dutch
Means "from Goirle" in Dutch, the name of a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Middle Dutch goor "filth, dirty; swampy forest floor" and lo "forest clearing, light forest".

Van Grieken Dutch
Means "of Greeks", derived from Dutch Griek "Greek (person)".

Van Haren Dutch
Means "from Haren" in Dutch, the name of several settlements derived from haar "sandy ridge".

Van Helden Dutch
Means "from Helden" in Dutch, the name of a village in Limburg, Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch helde "slope, incline".

Van Iersel Dutch
Habitational name from the town of Eersel in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from the Old Dutch personal name *Ari combined with lo "forest clearing, light forest".

Van Ingen Dutch
Means "from Ingen" in Dutch, the name of a village in Gelderland, Netherlands, of uncertain etymology.

Vanini Italian
Possibly from the given name Giovanni.

Van Keulen Dutch
Means "from Cologne" in Dutch, the name of a city in western Germany.

Van Kooten Dutch
Habitational name from any of several places called Koten or Kooten, derived from Middle Dutch cote "cottage, hut, barn".

Van Lier Dutch
More common form of van Lieren.

Van Loon Dutch
Means "from Loon", the name of several locations, derived from Middle Dutch lo "forest clearing, light forest".

Van Noort Dutch
Means "from the north", derived from Middle Dutch nort "north, northwards". Alternatively, can be an altered form of Van Oort.

Van Ooijen Dutch
Means "from Ooijen" in Dutch, the name of a hamlet in Limburg, Netherlands, as well as several other settlements derived from Middle Dutch ooy "floodplain, wetland, meadow in the bend of a river".

Van Oort Dutch
Means "from the edge (of town)", derived from Middle Dutch ort "edge, corner, outermost point of a region". Sometimes altered to or from the surname Van Noort.

Van Putten Dutch
Means "from Putten" in Dutch, a toponym derived from Old Dutch putti "well (water)".

Van Reenen Dutch, South African
Means "from Rhenen", the name of a city in Utrecht, Netherlands. Possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *hraini "clean, pure", or from Rijn "the Rhine (river)" combined with Old Dutch hem "home, settlement".

Van Riel Dutch
Means "from Riel" in Dutch, a toponym of uncertain origin.

Van Rooijen Dutch
Derived from any of several places named using the suffix rooien, denoting an area cleared of trees.

Van Schaik Dutch
Derived from any of several places called Schaik, Schaijk, or Schadijk, derived from the original form Schadewijk possibly meaning "shaded place" or "inhospitable place" from Middle Dutch scade meaning either "shadow, shade" or "damage" combined with wijk "village, settlement".

Van Schie Dutch
Means "from Schie" in Dutch, the name of a canalised river that lends its name to several nearby toponyms. Possibly related to Middle Dutch scheiden "to separate, to part".

Van Schijndel Dutch
Means "from Schijndel" in Dutch, the name of a village in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from lo "forest clearing, light forest" and an uncertain first element.

Van Soest Dutch
Means "from Soest" in Dutch, a town in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Van Tilburg Dutch
Means "from Tilburg" in Dutch, the name of a city in North Brabant, Netherlands, derived from Old Dutch tilli "newly cultivated land" and burg "fortress, fortified settlement, citadel".

Van Tol Dutch
Means "of (the) toll" or "from Tol" in Dutch, derived from tol "toll (fee); toll booth, toll house", a habitational name for someone who lived near or in a toll house or a place named for one, or a metonymic occupational name for a toll collector... [more]

Van Tongeren Dutch
Means "from Tongeren" in Dutch.

Van Uden Dutch
Means "from Uden" in Dutch, a town in North Brabant, Netherlands.

Van Wanrooij Dutch
Means "from Wanroij" in Dutch, the name of a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, probably derived from Middle Dutch wan "bad, insufficient, lacking; un-" and rode "land cleared of trees".

Van Wijngaarden Dutch
Means "from Wijngaarden", a village in South Holland, Netherlands, meaning "vineyards" in Dutch. It’s uncertain if there was ever actually a vineyard in or near the village.

Van Zant Dutch
Variant of Van Zandt.

Van Zon Dutch
Variant of van Son. In some cases, it could denote someone who lived or worked in a building named De Zon "the sun", probably named for a sign depicting the sun.

Vargiu Italian
From the name of a former settlement. Possibly from Latin varius, "many colours, variegated".

Veen Dutch
Means "peat bog, fen, swamp" in Dutch.

Velden Dutch
Means "fields" in Dutch.

Veldhuis Dutch
Means "field house" in Dutch.

Veltman Dutch
Variant of Veldman.

Venier Venetian
From the medieval name Venerius, meaning "of Venus, dedicated to Venus".

Venini Italian
Possibly a patronymic from the medieval name Bene, meaning "good".

Verdonk Dutch
Contraction of van der Donk meaning "from the donk", a donk being a kind of sandy hill found in a swamp.

Verheij Dutch
Contracted form of Van Der Heijden.

Verheul Dutch
Contracted form of van der Heul, derived from Dutch heul "culvert, stone bridge, sewer, floodgate".

Verkerk Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Kerk "from the church".

Verschoor Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Schoor, roughly meaning "from the shore".

Verschuren Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Schuren meaning "from the barns".

Versteeg Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Steeg "from the lane".

Vian Venetian
Derives from the given name Viviano, or perhaps Ottaviano.

Villani Italian
Derives from Latin villa "village, farm, settlement", related to Italian villano "peasant" or "rude, bad-mannered".

Vinagro Italian
Cognate to Vinagre, meaning "bitter wine, vinegar". Possibly given to foundlings.

Vis Dutch
Means "fish" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fishmonger.

Viscuso Italian
From Sicilian viscusu "tough, tenacious, vicious".

Vonk Dutch
Means "spark" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a smith, or possibly a nickname for a lively or fiery person.

Vrielink Dutch
Etymology uncertain. Possibly from the name of a farmstead, itself perhaps derived from a given name such as Frigilo or Friedel... [more]

Vrolijk Dutch
Means "cheerful, merry" in Dutch.

Wagenaar Dutch
Occupational name for a cartwright, cognate to German Wagner.

Wassink Dutch
Derived from the personal name Wazo and the suffix -ink denoting origin from a family or place.

Westhuis Dutch
Means "west house" in Dutch.

Westra Dutch, West Frisian
Means "from the west", derived from Dutch west "west, western, westwards" combined with the Frisian habitational suffix -stra.

Wever Dutch, Low German
Dutch cognate of Weaver 1.

Wiersma West Frisian
Can be a patronymic form of the given name Wier, a contracted form of Wieger (see also Wiro), or a toponymic surname from West Frisian wier "artificial hill, dwelling mound", a cognate of English weir and Dutch wierde.

Wijnands Dutch
Means "son of Wijnand".

Wijnen Dutch
Patronymic form of Wijn, a short form of personal names containing the element wini "friend", such as Boudewijn or Adalwin.

Wijs Dutch
Means "wise, learned, clever" in Dutch.

Win Burmese (Americanized)
From the given name Win, taken as a surname after emigrating.

Win Dutch
Variant of Winne.

Winkel Dutch, Belgian
Habitational name from any of numerous minor places named using the element winkel "corner".

Winne English
Variant spelling of Wynn.

Witteveen Dutch
From Dutch witte "white" and veen "peat bog, marsh", derived from any of several place names.

Woltering German, Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Wolter.

Wynn English
From Old English wine "friend", which could be used as a byname or personal name (see Wine).

Xompero Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Cimbrian somerousch "pack horse", indicating the bearer's strength or occupation. Alternately, may mean "son of Piero".

Xotlanihua Nahuatl
Means "owner of flowering" or "there will be growing" in Nahuatl, probably originating as a personal name.

Zago Italian
Probably from Venetian zago "alter boy", or someone preparing to become a priest. Alternately, may derive from a toponym, such as Massanzago, Lorenzago, Cazzago, Vanzago, or Sozzago.

Zanda Italian
From Sardinian zanda "field poppy".

Zedda Italian
Possibly from Sardinian zedda "cellar" or cedda "herd of animals", indicating someone who was an innkeeper or shepherd.

Zilio Italian
From the given name Egidio, via the dialectic nicknames Gilio or Gilius (compare Giles).

Zonneveld Dutch
Means "sun field" in Dutch, a habitation always name.

Zorzi Venetian
From a Venetian form of the given name Giorgio.

Zuazo Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque zu(h)haitz "(wild) tree" and the collective suffix -zu.

Zuidema Dutch, West Frisian
Either derived from a toponym containing the element zuid "south, southern" (from Middle Dutch suid), or a patronymic form of a name beginning with the element swith "strong".

Zurru Italian
From Sardinian "gush, spring (of water)".

Zwaan Dutch
Means "swan" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for a person who resembled a swan in some way, an occupational name for a swan keeper, or a patronymic derived from a given name containing the element swan... [more]

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