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'' i ...
toponymic surname in Belgium meaning "from the ''wiel''". A ''wiel'' is a pool or small lake formed by a dyke breach.Wiel, van de / der at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Some of the variants (with # of people in 2007 in the Netherlands and in 2008 in Belgium) are '' Van de Wiel'' (3615, 195), ''
Van der Wiel Van de Wiel or Van der Wiel is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the ''wiel''". A ''wiel'' is a pool or small lake formed by a dyke breach.Distribution of family names in Belgium /ref> Notable people with the surname include:
* Aimee van de Wiele (1907-1991) Belgian composer and keyboardist
* Daniel Van de Wiele (born 1956), Belgian boxing referee
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Eric Van De Wiele
Eric Van De Wiele (born 27 October 1952) is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the Tour de France
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(born 1952), Belgian racing cyclist
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Iris Vandewiele
Iris most often refers to:
*Iris (anatomy), part of the eye
*Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess
* ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
* Iris (color), an ambiguous color term
Iris or IRIS may also refer to:
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(born 1994), Belgian volleyball player
* Isidoor Van De Wiele (1924–2010), Belgian sprinter
* Jan Van De Wiele (born 1948), Belgian racing cyclist
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Jef van de Wiele Fredegardus Jacobus Josephus (Jef) van de Wiele (Deurne, Belgium, 20 July 1903 – Bruges, 4 September 1979) was a Belgian Flemish Nazi politician. During the Nazi occupation of Belgium he became notorious as the leader of the most virulently pro-Na ...
(1903–1979), Belgian Nazi politician
* Mieke Van De Wiele (born 1952), Belgian businesswoman