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Van Dam ("of the dam" or "of the water") is a Dutch toponymic surname. van is akin to the German nobility von and English House of, while Dam derives its name from the dam in Amsterdam, Netherlands' capital and most populated city.
In some cases, especially when processed by English speaking people, the name developed into the derivative, "VanDam."




Places


Amsterdam, Netherlands' capital and most populated city, founded c. 1275
Dam Square, dam and town square in the Netherlands, founded c. 1275
The New Netherlanders founded New Amsterdam and New Netherland in 1609, via the Halve Maen (English: "Half Moon") ship to modern-day New York Bay, which preceded the Pilgrims sailing attempt before reaching Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1620 and English colonizers re-naming the land to New York City in 1665.
Fort Amsterdam, the center of trade and administrative headquarters for the Dutch on the southern tip of Manhattan Island at the confluence of the Hudson and East rivers, established 1625
The historic Vandam Street in the Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District in Greenwich Village, New York City, dedicated in 1966.
Vandam, a village in Azerbaijan




People


Andries van Dam (b. 1930), Dutch-born American computer scientist
Carlo van Dam (b. 1986), Dutch racing driver
Cornelis Van Dam (b. 1946), Canadian Old Testament scholar
Cornelis P. G. van Dam (b. 1954), Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engr., University of California, Davis
Danielle van Dam (1994-2002), American murder victim
Dave Van Dam, American voice impressionist
Douwe Casparus van Dam (1827–1898), Dutch naturalist, explorer and museum curator
Jan Albertsz van Dam (1670-1746), Dutch mathematician and astronomer
Johannes van Dam (1946–2013), Dutch journalist and food writer
John Van Dam (born 1984), American football player and coach
José van Dam (b. 1940), Belgian bass-baritone
Joseph Van Dam (1901-1986), Belgian road cyclist
Lex van Dam (b. 1968), Dutch hedge fund manager
Lloyd van Dams (b. 1972), Dutch–Surinamese kickboxer
Luc van Dam (1920-1976), Dutch boxer
Marcel van Dam (b. 1938), Dutch sociologist, politician and television presenter
Marinus van Dam (1929-1997), Dutch-born American inventor of the jelly belly bean and founder of Marich Confectionery
Martijn van Dam (b. 1978), Dutch engineer and politician
Max van Dam (1910–1943), Dutch painter
Nicolette van Dam (b. 1984), Dutch actress
Nikolaos van Dam (b. 1945), Dutch diplomat and Middle East expert
Paul Van Dam (born 1937), Utah politician
Rijk van Dam (born 1952), Dutch politician
Rip Van Dam (c.1660-1749), New York Province politician
Rob Van Dam (b. 1970), American professional wrestler
Stephan Van Dam (b. 1959), American cartographer, graphic designer, information architect, and owner of NYC map publisher, vanDam.com which publishes the patented pop-up maps (or unfolds) and HistoryMapped
Thijs van Dam (b, 1997), Dutch field hockey player
Tonie van Dam (b. 1960), American geophysicist and geodesist




= Derivatives

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The forms VanDam, Vandam, Vandamm, and Vandamme are often indicative of a family of Dutch or Flemish origin which had lived for generations in a non-Dutch speaking environment, for example:

Albert Dresden Vandam (1843–1903), English journalist and writer
Jerry Vandam (b. 1988), Ghanaian-French footballer
Kevin VanDam (b. 1967), American fisherman
Major William Vandam, fictional British officer in Ken Follett's The Key to Rebecca
Phillip Vandamm, fictional spy in Hitchcock's North by Northwest




Animals


Van Dam's vanga, a bird named after Douwe Casparus van Dam




See also


van (Dutch)
von
House of
Dam, Danish surname




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Jerry Vandam
• Diary Bahagia
• Namaskara (Buddhisme)
• Gereja Santo Yohanes Rasul, Balai Semandang
• Gereja Santo Yosef, Meraban
• Afrika Bambaataa
• Gideon Emery
• Vəndam
• Vandam Street
• Dave VanDam
• Kevin VanDam
• Charlton–King–Vandam Historic District
• Bassmaster Classic
• Albert Dresden Vandam
• Van Dam
• Jerry Vandam
• The Key to Rebecca