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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] |
