toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.
translating to "from/of hebridge .Bruggen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Variant names with the same origin are ''Ter Brugge(n)'', ''Ter Brugghen'', ''Van de(r) Brug'', ''Van der Brugge(n)'', ''Van der Brugghen'', and '' Verbrugge(n)''. Different settlements and houses with the name ''(de) Brug(ge)'' ("the bridge") could also be at the source of each family name. People with these surnames include:
;Van Bruggen
* Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen (1929–2016), Dutch malacologist
* Carry van Bruggen (1881–1932), Dutch novelist
* Coosje van Bruggen (1942–2009), Dutch-American sculptor and art historian
* Damian van Bruggen (born 1996), Dutch football defender
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Harry van Bruggen
Heinrich (Harry) Wilhelm Eduard van Bruggen (December 6, 1927 in Amsterdam – February 8, 2010 in Amersfoort) was a Dutch amateur botanist.
Personal life
After finishing secondary school, van Bruggen became an accountant, first in his unc ...
(1927–2010), Dutch amateur botanist
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John van Bruggen
John van Bruggen (born March 6, 1957) is a Canadian animator and writer. His wife, Arna Selznick, was the director of 1985's ''The Care Bears Movie''. He and Selznick were layout supervisors on its 1986 sequel. They are partners in the creative se ...
, Canadian animation writer and director
;Van der Bruggen
* Hannes Van der Bruggen (born 1993), Belgian football midfielder
* (1852–1919), Belgian politician, Minister of Agriculture 1899–1907
Justinus van der Brugghen
Justinus Jacob Leonard van der Brugghen (6 August 1804, in Nijmegen – 2 October 1863, in Ubbergen
Ubbergen () is village and former municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The village is part of the municip ...
(1804–1863), Dutch politician, Prime Minister 1856-58
See also
* Galbert van Brugge or "Galbert of Bruges", 12th-century chronicler who lived in
Bruges
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