Van Dyck or Vandyck is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

meaning "from (the) dike", originally written

Van Dijck Van Dijck is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) dike". The more common form Van Dijk uses the modern spelling of "dike". The form Van Dyck reflects a common replacement of the original IJ digraph with a Y. Notable people with the su ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham van Dyck (1635–1680), Dutch painter (preferred spelling "van Dijck") * Albert Van Dyck (1902–1951), Belgian painter * Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641), Flemish artist, court painter in England * Christopher H. van Dyck (born 1955), American neuroscientist * Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck (1819–1895), American missionary * Edouard Van Dyck (1918–1977), Belgian professional road bicycle racer * Elisabeth Van Dyck (1951–1979), German member of the Red Army Faction *

Ernest van Dyck Ernest Van Dyck (2 April 1861 – 31 August 1923) was a Belgian dramatic tenor who was closely identified with the Wagnerian repertoire. Forbes, Elizabeth. Ernest arie HubertVan Dyck. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London ...

(1861–1923), Belgian dramatic tenor * Floris van Dyck (1575–1651), Dutch painter * Henry H. Van Dyck (1809–1888), New York politician * Jeff van Dyck (born 1969), Australian video game music composer * Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck, American educator * Max Van Dyck (1902–1992), Belgian painter * Steve Van Dyck, Australian zoologist and museum curator * Vedder Van Dyck (1889–1960), American Episcopal bishop * William Vandyck, British actor and children's author * William V. B. Van Dyck (1875–1981), American football player, electrical engineer, and businessman

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