About Dutch names
Started by CothA
12/06/2008 18:19
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CothA12/06/2008 18:19(edited 13/06/2008 07:43)
I wonder what does "van" mean in almost all Holland names?
Examples:Van der Sar;Ruud van Nistelrooy etc..?
eiRa 
12/06/2008 18:31
12/06/2008 18:31of/from/of the/from the/son of etc
lots of cultures have names with similar prefixes/endings...
Distt12/06/2008 19:09
Van .... usually points back to older generations where they lived, or what their professions were
Dragon12/06/2008 20:04
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1146907
5 seconds of googling
SchlumPF12/06/2008 22:46
similiar to the german "von" also
Schwanhild von Schwanstein (schwanenstein is a german castke and schwanhild a ugly name :S)
raver 12/06/2008 23:09
12/06/2008 23:09A little reminder, the can call or country "Holland", "The Netherlands" or "The Dutch". You call the people "dutch". So the correct title should be "About Dutch names"
CothA13/06/2008 07:24
nvm thx Admin close it pls :D
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