These
name are used in the Republic of South Africa.
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BEKKER Afrikaansbekker is a regional form of Dutch bakker which means Baker
CILLIËRS AfrikaansBrought to South Africa by settlers of French decent some time in the past 300 years. Sometimes also a given name for boys.
DUBE Ndebele, ZuluIt means Zebra. It is usually a surname instead of a person's name used by Zimbabwean Ndebele people and South African Zulu people....
[more] ENGELBRECHT AfrikaansThe name Engelbrecht has multiple translations, including "Angle Glorious" and "Bright Angel".
KAT Dutch, Frisian, Afrikaans, JewishMeans "Cat" in Dutch, Frisian, and Afrikaans, perhaps originally a nickname for someone who owned a cat or somehow resembled a cat.
LOUW AfrikaansLouw is a surname that has pre 7th century Germanic origins. It is a Dutch/Flemish variant on the word Lowe, meaning Lion.
PRINSLOO AfrikaansPrinsloo is an Afrikaans surname. The name is derived from the dutch word Prins (meaning prince), and a loo suffix meaning clearing in the forest. Variant spellings include Prinzloo and Prinslo.
THERON Southern African, Afrikaans, OccitanHabitational name for someone from any of various locations in Occitanie named Théron or Thérond, ultimately from Latin
torus meaning "elevation, height, embankment". A famous bearer is South African and American actress
Charlize Theron (1975-).
VAN DER MERWE Dutch, South AfricanWhile the name is currently very common in South Africa, it originates in Holland, literally meaning "From the Merwe". The first van der Merwes hail from the Merwede river. The name went to South Africa with the Dutch settlers in 1652.
VAN NIEKERK Afrikaans, Southern AfricanTopographic 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 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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