toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.
, meaning "from/of the
kolk
Kolk may refer to:
People
* Douglas Kolk (1963–2014), American artist
* Hanco Kolk
Hanco Kolk (born 11 March 1957, Den Helder) is a Dutch cartoonist and comics artist. He is best known for his collaborations with Peter de Wit, with who he mad ...
". The surname Van der Wiel has a same origin. It could also have referred to a specific settlement or water named . Kolk, van de / den / der at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with the surname include:
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Bessel van der Kolk
Bessel van der Kolk (born 1943) is a psychiatrist, author, researcher and educator based in Boston, United States. Since the 1970s his research has been in the area of post-traumatic stress. He is the author of ''The New York Times'' best selle ...
(born 1943), Dutch psychiatrist
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Henk Van der Kolk
Henk Van der Kolk is a Canadian film producer, best known as a cofounder of the Toronto International Film Festival and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
Originally from Zwolle, Netherlands, Van der Kolk emigrated to Canada in 1959.< ...
, Canadian film producer
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Jacobus Schroeder van der Kolk
Jacobus Ludovicus Conradus Schroeder van der Kolk (Leeuwarden, 14 April 1797 – Utrecht, 1 May 1862) was a Dutch anatomist and physiologist and an influential researcher into the causes of epilepsy and mental illness.
Schroeder van der Kolk's fa ...
(1797–1862), Dutch physician
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Kirsten van der Kolk
Kirsten Irene Merian van der Kolk (born 18 December 1975, in Haarlem) is a Rowing (sport), rower from the Netherlands.Marie José van der Kolk (born 1974), Dutch singer known as Loona
* Nick van der Kolk, American podcaster and actor
* Niels van der Kolk (born 1970), Dutch water-polo player