• Source: Van (Dutch)

van (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑn] ) is a very common prefix in Dutch language surnames, where it is known as a tussenvoegsel. In those cases it nearly always refers to a certain, often quite distant, ancestor's place of origin or residence; for example, Ludwig van Beethoven "from Beethoven" (maybe Bettenhoven) and Rembrandt van Rijn "from the Rhine". Van is also a preposition in the Dutch and Afrikaans languages, meaning "of" or "from" depending on the context (similar to da, de, di and do in the Romance languages).
In surnames, it can appear by itself or in combination with an article (compare French de la, du, de l'). The most common cases of this are van de, van der and van den, where the articles are all current or archaic forms of the article de "the". Less common are van het and van 't, which use the similar but grammatically neuter article het. The contraction ver-, based on van der, is also common and can be written as a single word with the rest of the surname; an example being Johannes Vermeer (van der meer "of the lake").




Spelling conventions






= Collation and capitalisation

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Collation and capitalisation of names differs between countries. In the Netherlands and Suriname, names starting with "van" are filed under the initial letter of the following name proper, so Johannes van der Waals is filed under "W", as: "Waals, Johannes van der" or "van der Waals, Johannes". The "v" is written in lower case, except when the surname is used as standalone (when the first name or initials are omitted), in which case it is capitalised, as in "de schilder Vincent van Gogh" and "de schilder Van Gogh" ("the painter Van Gogh"). In compound terms like "de Van Goghtentoonstelling" ("the Van Gogh exhibition") the "v" is capitalised, unless the connection between the person and the concept is or has become very weak.
In Belgium, any surnames beginning with "Van" or "van" are filed under "V". So for example Eric Van Rompuy is listed under the "V" section, not under the "R". The lowercase spelling in a name from the Netherlands is respected but not necessarily differentiated in alphabetical ordering and its Dutch style capitalisation for certain usages is generally unknown and thus not followed. The painter's full name, however, having become commonplace, is usually spelled Vincent Van Gogh in Belgium. In Flemish surnames the "V" is always capitalised though a following interjected "de", "den" ('the') or "der" ('of the', 'from the') usually stays lowercase.
In South Africa the Afrikaans surname Van der Merwe would be listed under the "v" section as is done in Belgium and not under "m" as in "Merwe, J. van der"; however, South Africa follows the same capitalisation convention as the Netherlands (thus, one would refer in English or in Afrikaans to a "Jan van der Merwe" when the first name is included, but simply to "Van der Merwe" when the first name is omitted).
In anglicised versions of Dutch names (as in Dick Van Dyke, George Vancouver, Martin Van Buren, Robert J. Van de Graaff), the "van" is almost always capitalised in the United States, but in the British Isles some families of Dutch origin continue to use the Dutch form (e.g. Caroline van den Brul).
Names in other languages may contain a component "Van" that is unrelated to the Dutch preposition. The common Vietnamese middle name "Văn", often spelled in English text without diacritics, as in "Pham Van Tra", is a male given name, implying education. Where the "Van" is not of Dutch origin, such as in the Vietnamese middle name Wen or Van, (as in Dương Văn Minh, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu), the "v" is not lowercase.




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In some names, usually those of the Flemish/Belgian ones, and also some of the names of people from outside the Low Countries (with Dutch-speaking immigrant ancestors), the prefixes are concatenated to each other or to the name proper and form a single-worded or two-worded surnames, as in Vandervelde or Vande Velde. Prominent examples include "Vandenberg" and "Vanderbilt".




Nobility


The German "von" and English House of are a linguistic cognate of the Dutch "van"; however, unlike the German "von", the Dutch "van" is not necessarily indicative of the person's nobility or royalty. Van has a history of being used by nobility and commoners alike to simply signify ancestral relation to a particular place (e.g. Willem van Oranje "William of [the] Orange [family]"; Jan van Ghent "John [who hails] from Ghent").




Related prepositions



The preposition "van" is the most widely used preposition in Dutch surnames, but many others are also used, although not always recognised as such if the whole surname is written as a single word. Just as "van" all these prepositions used to indicate geographical locations:

te – meaning "at" (or/of towards), (or ter and ten, being the old dative forms), e.g., ter Beek (of the stream)
thoe/thor – being the old forms of te as in Thorbecke (meaning "at the brook")
aan – meaning "at" or "aside" (also in combination aan de, aan den, aan het, aan 't), e.g., aan de Stegge (meaning aside the road)
op – meaning "on" (also in combination op de, op der, op den, op ten, op 't, op het), e.g., as in Op den Akker (on the field)
in – meaning "in" (also in combination in de, in den, in der, in het, in 't), in 't Veld (in the field)
bij – meaning "at" (exclusively in combination bij de, bij 't): Bij 't Vuur (at the fire)
uit – or archaic uyt (uijt), meaning "out" or "from" (also in combination uit de, uit den, uit het, uyt de, uyt den, uijt de, uijt den, uijt ten), e.g. Uytdehaage (from The Hague or from the hedge).
over – meaning "over" or "from the other side" (also in combination over de), as in Overeem (from the other side of the river Eem (river))
onder – meaning "under" or "below" or "at the bottom" (also in combination onder de), Onderdijk, Onderwater
achter – meaning "behind" (also in combination achter de) Achterberg (behind the mountain)
bezuiden – meaning "south of": Bezuidenhout (south of the woods)
boven – meaning "above" or "up": Bovelander (up in the land)
buiten – meaning "outside" or "in the country": Buitenhuis (outside the house)
voor – meaning "in front of", (also in combination voor de, voor den, voor 't, voor in 't)
zonder – meaning "without": Zonderland (without land) or Zondervan (without van, e.g. without a surname beginning with van)
Apart from these prepositions the prefix "de" (not a preposition but an article, meaning "the") is also very common. They indicate a property, quality or origin, as in "de Lange" (the tall one), "de Korte" (the short one), "de Kleine" (the little one), "de Groot" (the big one), "de Zwart", "de Wit", "de Rode" (the one with black, white, red hair or skin), "de Rijke" (the rich one). The most widespread Dutch family name is "de Vries" (the Frisian).
For Dutch people of French (usually Huguenot) origin whose ancestors never modified their surnames to fit Dutch norms, the prefix "de" is a French preposition similar in meaning to "van".




See also


Roosevelt (name), originally spelled "Van Rosevelt" or "Van Rosenvelt"
Van Halen
Van Loo
Van Rensselaer (surname)




Notes






References






External links


The dictionary definition of van at Wiktionary
• Source: VanDutch

VanDutch Inc. () is a Dutch yachting company, which started commercial manufacturing in 2009 with its first model, the VanDutch 40. Since, the company has expanded its model line to include the 30, 40.2 (new 2019), Super Yacht Edition (new 2019), 48 (new 2019), 56 (new 2019) and 75. Its headquarters are based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, with European headquarters in Port de la Rague, France, and design offices in Amstelveen, Holland.




About VanDutch


VanDutch was founded in 2008. VanDutch introduced its first model—the VanDutch 40—in 2009. The brand was introduced in the South of France through partnerships with companies like Red Bull Racing during the Monaco Grand Prix.
It started USA operations in 2013, with offices in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and later opened new office space on the Miami River in Miami, FL in January 2019.
In 2013 it signed an agreement with Marquis Yachts to grant exclusive manufacturing rights that were previously given to S2 Yachts. Marquis filed a litigation case against VanDutch for a contract term dispute in 2015 that was settled without disclosing the terms.
VanDutch sponsored FIA Formula E Championship racing team Amlin Aguri in 2014 along with Amlin and Sparco. It participates regularly in lifestyle marketing activities during boat shows, including the Miami International Boat Show and the Monaco Yacht Show.
In September 2016, the founders Ruud Koekkoek and Henk Erenstein were sentenced by the British High Court of Justice on a probationary basis, after not complying with the conditions of a bridge loan of roughly €2 million. In March 2018, this probationary sentence was revoked, with the two being imprisoned. Being in financial trouble, among other things, VanDutch sold vessels that they would not end up delivering.
In January 2017, VanDutch, Inc, the company's Americas distributor, operated the purchase of the global brand including the IP, molds, trademarks and copyrights, from VanDutch Marine LTD., the company's original holding and ownership entity.
The company sold more than 160 hulls through November 2018.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ruud van Nistelrooy
• Giovanni van Bronckhorst
• Vincent van Gogh
• Shell (perusahaan)
• Ole Romeny
• Rafael van der Vaart
• Hubertus Johannes van Mook
• Gustaaf Willem baron van Imhoff
• Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
• Godert Alexander Gerard Philip baron van der Capellen
• Van (Dutch)
• VanDutch
• Dutch Americans
• Monarchy of the Netherlands
• Holland
• Ruud van Nistelrooy
• Dutch people
• Noa-Lynn van Leuven
• Gian van Veen
• Theo van Gogh (film director)