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In 't Veld
In 't Veld is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "in the field". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Variations are ''In 't Veldt'', ''In het Veld'' and the contraction ''Intveld''. More common Dutch surnames with a similar meaning are Van de Velde, Van der Velde and Van der Velden ("from the fields"). Notable people with the name include: * André in het Veld (born ... [...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] |
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] |
Van De Velde
Van de Velde, Vande Velde, or Vandevelde is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the field". Van de Velde is the 32nd most common name in Belgium, with 8,903 people in 2008, while in 2007 there were 3,319 people named "Van de Velde" in The Netherlands. at the Dutch Family Name Database. "Vande Velde" and "Vandevelde" are rare in the Netherlands. Among other variations on this name are Van der Velde, Vandevelde, Van Velde, Van de Velden, and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Der Velde
Van der Velde, Vandervelde or Vander Velde is a Dutch-language toponymic surname meaning "from the field". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Common variations on this name include Van der Velden, and Vandevelde. Notable people with the surname include: * |
Van Der Velden
Van der Velden is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the fields". In 2007, there were over 10,000 people with this name in The Netherlands. at the Dutch Family Name Database Among variations on this name are ''Vandervelden'' (primarily in Belgium), ''Vander Velden'', ''Van de Velden'', ''Van den Velden'', '''', '''', '' Vandervelde'', '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André In Het Veld
André in het Veld (born 6 March 1958) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ... in the 200 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay events and finished in sixth place in the relay. He won two national titles, in the 100 m freestyle in 1976 and in the 100 m butterfly in 1977. Between 1976 and 1977 he set six national records in 100 m and 200 m freestyle and butterfly, mostly in the 25 m pool. References 1958 births Living people Dutch male butterfly swimmers Dutch male freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart Spring In 't Veld
Bart Spring in 't Veld (born 18 September 1976 in Roelofarendsveen) is a Dutch television producer and the first winner of Big Brother in the world: in 1999 he won the first Big Brother in the Netherlands. Ever since then, he has been trying to rid himself of the image created by the show that he claimed 'stole islife'. In an interview with ''The Times'' newspaper of London, Spring in 't Veld revealed to have suffered five breakdowns in the past eight years as he tried to get back his privacy, now in distaste over the celebrity culture Celebrity culture is a high-volume exposure to celebrities' personal lives on a global scale. It is inherently tied to consumer interests where celebrities transform their fame to become product brands. Whereas a culture can usually be physically ..., quoting: "If it's true that I helped to create that mindless monster, I'm not too proud of it...Big Brother took away the need to make inspiring programmes and replaced them with mindless chatter. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Intveld
James Intveld (born November 12, 1959) is an American rockabilly musician, singer, songwriter, performer, actor, and film director from Los Angeles, California, United States. Early career Born in the Netherlands, Intveld's parents moved to California when he was one year old. James Intveld began entering talent contests as a country music-singing teenager at the Palomino Club located in North Hollywood, California. Originally playing in The Rockin' Shadows with his brother Ricky Intveld, the band disbanded when Ricky and bassist Patrick Woodward were asked by Ricky Nelson to join his backing band, the Stone Canyon Band. Both Intveld's brother and Patrick Woodward were killed in the subsequent 1985 plane crash which also took Nelson's life. The Rockin’ Shadows had recorded Intveld’s song "My Heart Is Achin' For You" for the 1983 compilation album, ''(Art Fein Presents) The Best of L.A. Rockabilly.'' As a songwriter, Intveld wrote "Crying Over You" recorded by Rosie Flore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan In 't Veld
Jan in 't Veld (16 December 1925 – 27 January 2005) was a Dutch aerospace engineer and professor of industrial organization at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Technical University of Delft. In the Netherlands he was one of the pioneers of the application of systems theory in business administration and management. Biography Born in Rotterdam to Joris in 't Veld, former minister and one of the founders of the management sciences in the Netherlands, In 't Veld studied aeronautical engineering at the Technical University of Delft from 1945 to May 1951. He received his Engineering Degree with a thesis on strength calculations . In 1950 In 't Veld joined Fokker, where he worked as production manager at the Fokker F-27. From 1963 to 1968 he was production director, and directed the production of the Fokker F28. From 1968 to 1993 he was Professor of Industrial Organisation at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at the Delft Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joris In 't Veld
Joris in 't Veld (5 July 1895 – 15 February 1981) was a Dutch politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and later the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist. In 't Veld worked as civil servant for municipality of Dordrecht from August 1910 until October 1914 and for the municipality of Rotterdam from October 1914 until December 1936 as Municipal clerk from January 1936 until December 1936. In 't Veld applied at the Leiden University in June 1921 majoring in Law and obtaining an Bachelor of Laws degree in July 1923 and worked as a student researcher before graduating with an Master of Laws degree in July 1926 and later got a doctorate as an Doctor of Law on 1 July 1929. In 't Veld served on the Provincial-Council of South Holland from June 1931 until January 1937. In December 1936 In 't Veld was nominated as Mayor of Zaandam, taking office on 1 January 1937. In 't Veld was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1937, taking office on 8 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roel In 't Veld
Roeland Jaap (Roel) in 't Veld (born 20 July 1942) is a Dutch scholar of public administration and Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party politician. He was briefly State Secretary (Netherlands), State Secretary for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands), Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in 1993. Biography Born and raised in The Hague, In 't Veld attended the Gymnasium (school), gymnasium from 1953 to 1959. In 1959 he obtained his Propaedeutics in economics at the Netherlands School of Economics in Rotterdam (nowadays Erasmus University Rotterdam). He continued to study law at the University of Leiden, where he obtained his MA in 1964. Later in 1975 he obtained a PhD in law, his thesis being titled ''Majority System Theory and Prosperity''. In 1964 he began his career as lecturer in economics at the University of Leiden. In 1969 he became policy officer for planning and budgeting at the main service Planning Information and Allocation (PISA) of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie In 't Veld
Sophia Helena "Sophie" in 't Veld (born 13 September 1963) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 party. She was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2004, and reelected in 2009, 2014 and 2019. She was her party's top candidate for the three elections and has been its leader in the European Parliament since her first election. Early life and education Sophia Helena in 't Veld was born on 13 September 1963 in Vollenhove, Netherlands. From 1982 to 1991, she studied history at Leiden University. After completing a master's degree in medieval studies, she worked as a freelance translator in French, English and Italian, then as a trainee in the economic affairs department in the Dutch city of Gouda, South Holland, Gouda.Constant Brand (September 15, 2010)Liberal crusader''Politico Europe, European Voice''. Political career Johanna Boogerd-Quaak, then a D66 MEP, hired In ’t Veld as an assistant in 1994. From 1996 to 2004, she was the secretary general of the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
