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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").
Byl, van der – archaic spelling, Afrikaans, or Americanization of "van der Bijl" Coevorden, van – e.g. George Vancouver#Origins of the family name; Citroen – lemon, e.g. André Citroën; Cornelissen – son of Cornelius; Dekker – from the verb dekken or to cover as in covering roof tops (compare "Thatcher") Dijk, Deijck, van – From ...
^1 The second spelling is used before a syllable that starts with one consonant followed by a vowel. ^2 The second spelling is used before a syllable that starts with a vowel. ^3 The spellings âh and ah are in free variation, as the Haagse Harry spelling is inconsistent in this case. The same applies to ûh , uh and e .
The particles tot and thoe, historically meaning 'at' and related to German zu, are a strong indicator of nobility if combined with van in a surname, such as van Voorst tot Voorst (the prepositions tot and thoe were once used to denote the place of residence of a lord, whereas van referred to the domain whence he derived his title). Note that ...
Brazy "Brazy" is another word for "crazy," replacing the "c" with a "b." It can also be used to describe someone with great skill or who has accomplished something seemingly impossible.
vaalie – mildly derogatory term used by people on the coast for a tourist from inland (Root: Old Transvaal province) vark – lit. "pig". Identical meaning to the English word in all of its interpretations, i.e.: pig, pork (varkvleis), arsehole (vulgar). van die os op die wa af – lit. "from the ox onto the wagon and off". Similar to ...
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