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Originally Posted by Schroeder
Van is Dutch, not German. 
In German we have a "von" but in contrast to the Dutch "van" the German "von" indicates an aristocratic background and is therefore pretty seldom. |
Yep....Van meaning 'from' or 'of' I lived there a few years ago.
Eg: Von Rodenburg = from the red mountain
Don't you just love it
