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Van Name Surname Origin
(Locality). From the city of Namen or Namur, in the Netherlands.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
Van Name Surname Meaning and Family Facts
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Misers are hard to live with but they make great ancestors.