Van Gendt 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
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toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. indicating an origin in the town
Gendt
Gendt is a small city with city rights in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The town is located in the Betuwe region, and is part of the municipality of Lingewaard. Gendt is situated along the rivers Waal and Linge. It has a popula ...
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Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
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Gendt, van
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this name include:
* Dirk-Jan van Gendt (born 1974), Dutch volleyball player
* (1835–1901), Dutch architect
*Twan van Gendt
Twan van Gendt (born 9 June 1992 in 's-Hertogenbosch) is a Dutch racing cyclist who represents the Netherlands in BMX. He was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, where he placed 5th in th ...
(born 1992), Dutch racing cyclist
*Willem Eggert van Gendt
Knight Willem Eggert, (Amsterdam, 1360 - Purmerend, 15 July 1417) was a Dutch politician (stadtholder of Holland), noble, banker and schepen of Amsterdam. He owned much land in Weesp, Monnickendam, Oosthuizen, Aalsmeer and Wognum.
Biography ...
(1360–1417), Amsterdam noble, banker and magistrate
See also
*Van Gent Van Gent is a Dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in the city Ghent, East Flanders.Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in ...
*Van Gend & Loos
Van Gend & Loos was a Dutch distribution company. It was established in 1809, and was purchased by DHL in 2003.
History
Van Gend & Loos was established by the Antwerp-based innkeeper and carriage driver Jan-Baptist van Gend. He had marri ...
, Dutch distribution company established by Jan-Baptist van Gend (1772–1831)
*Gazette van Ghendt
The ''Gazette van Gent'' was a twice-weekly newspaper originally published in Ghent from 1723 to 1809 under the title ''Gazette van Ghendt''. The publisher switched to French in 1809, first under the title ''Gazette de Gand'' and from 1811 as ''Jo ...
, 18th-century newspaper in Ghent
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