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Van Aert
Van Aert is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Aert", whereby ''Aert'' and ''Aart'' are spelling variants of the toponym ''Aard'' (cf. aarde "earth") with the meaning "cultivated land, ground". ''Aert'' and ''Aart'' can also be reduced forms of the french male given name Arnout, which gives rise to the etymologically unrelated patronymic surnames Aerts and Aarts. Notable people with the surname include: *André van Aert (1940), Dutch racing cyclist *Jos van Aert (1962), Dutch racing cyclist *Wout van Aert (1994), Belgian road and cyclo-cross racer See also *van Aarde A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. There is some varying in the scope of the word across ... References {{surname, van Aert Dutch-language surnames Toponymic surnames ...
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Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. '' Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language sp ...
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Toponymic Surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name."Toponymic Surnames as Evidence of the Origin: Some Medieval Views"
, by Benjamin Z. Kedar.
This can include specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or of lands that they held, or can be more generic, derived from topographic features.Iris Shagir, "The Medieval Evolution of By-naming: Notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem", ''In Laudem Hierosolymitani'' (Shagir, Ellenblum & Riley-Smith, eds.), Ashgate Publishing, 2007, pp. 49-59. Toponymic surnames originated as non-hereditary personal by-names, and only subsequently came to be family names. The origins o ...
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Arnout
Arnout or Arnoud is a Dutch language masculine given name equivalent to Arnold. Notable persons with that name include: Persons with the given name * Arnout II, Count of Aarschot, 12th-century count of Aarschot, Flanders * Arnout III, Count of Aarschot, 12th-century count of Aarschot, Flanders * Arnout IV, 12th-century count of Aarschot, Flanders * Arnoud van der Biesen (1899–1968), Dutch sailor * Arnoud Boot (born 1960), Dutch economist * Arnout Coninx (1548–1617), Flemish printer and bookseller * Arnoud De Meyer, Belgian management academic * Arnoud van Doorn (born 1966), Dutch politician * Arnout Elsevier (1579–1656), Dutch painter * Arnout van Eyndhouts or Arnoud de Lens ( 1510–1582), Dutch humanist philosopher and poet * Arnoud van Groen (born 1983), Dutch cyclist * Arnoud van Halen (1673–1732), Dutch painter * Arnoud Hendriks (born 1949), Dutch figure skater * Arnout de Muyser ( 1575-1599), Flemish painter * Arnoud Okken (born 1982), Dutch athlete * Ar ...
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Aerts (surname)
Aerts is a Dutch patronymic surname, a reduced form of the personal name Arnout, that is particularly common in Belgium. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Aerts (born 1956), American powerlifting and bench press champion * Conny Aerts (born 1966), Belgian astronomer * Diederik Aerts (born 1974), Belgian theoretical physicist * Egidius Aerts (1822–1853), Belgian flautist and composer * (1892–1953), Belgian track cyclist * Firmin Aerts (born 1929), Belgian politician * (born 1958), Belgian composer * Hendrick Aerts (c. 1570 – 1603), Flemish painter and draftsman * Jean Aerts (1907–1992), Belgian road bicycle racer who specialized as a sprinter * Jean-Marie Aerts (born 1951), Belgian guitarist and producer * Kathleen Aerts (born 1978), Belgian singer in Flemish girl group K3 * Katrien Aerts (born 1976), Belgian freestyle skier * Lode Aerts (born 1959), Belgian bishop of Bruges * Maikel Aerts (born 1976), Dutch football goalkeeper * Mario Aerts (born 1974), ...
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Aarts
Aarts is a Dutch patronymic surname ("son of Aart"). Notable people with the surname include: * Harry Aarts (1930–2020), Dutch politician * Johannes Josephus Aarts (1871–1934), Dutch artist * Kees Aarts (1941–2008), Dutch footballer * Kees Aarts (born 1959), Dutch political scientist * Maaike Aarts (born 1976), Dutch violinist * Marcel Aarts (born 1983), Dutch basketball player * Laura Aarts (born 1996), Dutch water polo player * Ronald M. Aarts (born 1956), Dutch electrical engineer and physicist  Aarts (Mongolian ''аарц'') is also a Mongolian dairy product. See also * Aarts, a Dutch automobile brand * Aerts (surname) * Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools The Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (AARTS) is a faith-based national accreditation association for Rabbinical and Talmudic schools. It is based in New York, NY and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accredita ... (AARTS) References {{Surname, ...
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André Van Aert
André van Aert (born 23 May 1940) is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He rode in the 1964 Tour de France and the 1964 Vuelta a España The 19th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 30 April to 16 May 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of , and was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Merci .... Major results ;1961 : 1st Ronde van Zuid-Holland References 1940 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Cyclists from Zundert {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Jos Van Aert
Jos van Aert (born 26 August 1962) is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He rode in six Grand Tours between 1989 and 1993. He is a cousin of the father of Belgian racing cyclist Wout van Aert Wout van Aert (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the men's elite race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He joined in M .... References External links * 1962 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Cyclists from Zundert 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ...
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Wout Van Aert
Wout van Aert (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the men's elite race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He joined in March 2019, on a three-year deal after terminating his contract with in 2018. Career Van Aert was born in Herentals, Flanders, into a family not involved in bike racing. One of his father's cousins is Dutch former professional cyclist Jos van Aert. He started his career in cyclo-cross where he became World champion ( 2016, 2017, 2018) and Belgian champion (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022). He rode the 2018 Strade Bianche, held partly on gravel roads in torrential rain. He broke away with Romain Bardet () and the pair led the race for much of the final before Tiesj Benoot () attacked from a chasing group to catch and then drop them in the final sector of dirt roads. Benoot soloed to victory by 39 seconds ahead of Bardet, who dropped v ...
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Van Aarde
A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. There is some varying in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or people in tiny quantities. Mini MPVs, compact MPVs, and MPVs are all small vans usually used for transporting people in small quantities. Larger vans with passenger seats are used for institutional purposes, such as transporting students. Larger vans with only front seats are often used for business purposes, to carry goods and equipment. Specially-equipped vans are used by television stations as mobile studios. Postal services and courier companies use large step vans to deliver packages. Word origin and usage Van meaning a type of vehicle arose as a contraction of the word caravan. The earliest records of a van as a vehi ...
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Dutch-language Surnames
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoke ...
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