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Van De Walle
Van de Walle is a Dutch language toponymic surname of Flemish origin, meaning "from the river embankment, quay, or rampart". In West Flanders the name is more common in concatenated forms like Vande Walle and VandeWalle''In the Netherlands the form Van der Wal is most common. List People with this name include: *Adelbert Van de Walle (1922–2006), Belgian architect, art historian and professor * Chris G. Van de Walle, Belgian/American material scientist and electrical engineer * Domingo Van de Walle de Cervellón (1720-1776), Spanish explorer and military commander * Eduard Van De Walle (1932–2016), Belgian singer known as ''Eddy Wally'' * Geert Van de Walle (1964–1988), Belgian road cyclist *Gerald W. VandeWalle (born 1933), American Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court * Johan Vandewalle (born 1960), Belgian philologist and civil engineer. * Jurgen Van De Walle (born 1977), Belgian road cyclist *Kristof Vandewalle (born 1985), Belgian road cyclist *Philippe Vande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
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 spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 spoken countryw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walle
Walle is a surname of Norway, Norwegian and Germany, German origin, which is a variant of the surname Wall (surname), Wall. Wall in turn is a topographic name, which meant a person who lived by a defensive or stone-built wall.''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Wall Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016. The name Walle may refer to: *Armando Walle (born 1978), American politician *August Walle-Hansen (1877–1964), Norwegian businessman *Brianna Walle (born 1984), American cyclist *Hans Jørgen Walle-Hansen (1912–2012), Norwegian businessman *Margot Walle (1921–1990), Norwegian pair skater Other uses *Walle (Winsen), a village in Germany *Walle Plough, a 4,000 year old plough *Walle, an urban district in Bremen, Germany See also *Van de Walle *Wall (surname) *''WALL-E'', a 2008 film References {{surname Surnames of British Isles origin English-language surnames German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Vandewalle
Yves Vandewalle (born 5 June 1950 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Yvelines department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. References 1950 births Living people Politicians from Freiburg im Breisgau Union for a Popular Movement politicians Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{France-politician-UMP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Vande Walle
Willy F. Vande Walle (born November 21, 1949) is a Belgian academic, author, Japanologist and Sinologist. Willy Vande Walle was born in Roeselare, Belgium. His secondary education focused on classical humanities (Greek-Latin) at Klein Seminarie Roeselare (1962–1968). He studied Oriental Philology and History at the State University of Ghent and earned his doctoral degree in Oriental Philology in 1976.Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) CV/ref> Career Willy Vande Walle is Professor Emeritus of Japanese Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven (''Katholieke Universiteit Leuven'' or KU Leuven) in Belgium. He taught several classes such as Japanese language and literature, history of Japan, art history of East Asia, as well as history of China and Chinese poetry. The KU Leuven coursework is supplemented with active Internet learning programs linked to Japanese educational partners. Willy Vande Walle is the Belgian coordinator for projects conducted by the European Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Van De Walle
Walter Van De Walle (July 20, 1922 – April 21, 2011) was a Canadian politician from Alberta and former member of the House of Commons of Canada. Van De Walle was born to Belgian immigrants in the hamlet of Villeneuve on the shores of Big Lake, Alberta. He lived his whole life in the area, and married Fernande Préfontaine in 1950. In 1945, he moved to Legal in order to farm. Van De Walle's political career began in 1958 when he was elected to the Sturgeon school division board of trustees, on which he served until 1965. In 1959, he was elected to the Sturgeon County council. He was re-elected in 1962, 1965, 1968, 1971 and 1974. He left municipal politics in 1977. In 1985, Van De Walle was inducted into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame for his advocacy of canola products and for starting a provincial program that urged farmers to use herbicides more responsibly. In 1986, Peter Elzinga resigned his position as MLA for to run for Member of Parliament in the Pembina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Vande Walle
Philippe "Nic" vande Walle (born 22 December 1961) is a former Belgian football goalkeeper. His former clubs include FC Bruges, K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren, K.S.K. Lierse and Eendracht Aalst. Vande Walle was part of the Belgium national team for the 1998 World Cup. Honours Germinal Ekeren * Belgian Cup: 1996–97 Belgian Cup, 1996–97 Lierse SK * Belgian Super Cup: 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ... References External links * 1961 births Living people Belgian footballers Belgium international footballers Association football goalkeepers Lierse S.K. players R. Charleroi S.C. players Club Brugge KV players Beerschot A.C. players S.C. Eendracht Aalst players 1998 FIFA World Cup players Belgian Pro League players Belgian football manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristof Vandewalle
Kristof Vandewalle (born 5 April 1985) is a Belgian former professional road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2015 for the , and teams. While a member of the squad, he won two successive World Team Time Trial Championships and two consecutive Belgian National Time Trial Championships. In the 2014 season, Vandewalle was riding for , after three seasons with and its precursor . His first victory in the team's colours was a third national time trial championships in May 2014, in Hooglede. Major results Source: ;2003 : 1st Overall Route de l'Avenir ::1st Stages 1 & 2 ;2007 : 5th Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou : 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ::1st Stage 3 : 8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ;2008 : 6th Duo Normand (with Bart Vanheule) : 8th De Vlaamse Pijl ;2010 : 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton : 4th Tre Valli Varesine : 7th Overall Tour de Wallonie : 7th Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 8th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt : 10th Druivenkoers Overijse ;2012 : 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Vandewalle
Johan Vandewalle (born 15 February 1960) is a Belgian linguist. He teaches at Ghent University and specializes in Turkic languages. Life Vandewalle first became interested in Turkish at the age of thirteen, during a family holiday to Turkey. He initially studied civil engineering and architecture, before deciding to focus on languages. In 1987, at the age of twenty-six, he won the ''Polyglot of Flanders/Babel Prize'', after demonstrating communicative competence in nineteen languages (Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Kyrgyz, Persian, Russian, Swahili, Tajik, Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvan, Uyghur, and Uzbek). Seven old languages that he had studied (such as Latin and Old Church Slavonic Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic () was the first Slavic languages, Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine Empire, Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with Standard language, standardizing the lan . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 s, and only subsequently came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
