Vermeiren is a
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
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toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. mostly found in
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. It is a dialectical and contracted version of the surname
Van der Meer ("from the lake"). ''Vermeiren'' is most common in the province of
Antwerp, while the variant ''Vermeire'' is most abundant in
East Flanders
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at familienaam.be Notable people with the surname include:
* Annie Vermeiren (born 1930s), Belgian racing cyclist
* (born 1936), Belgian PVV politician
* Goedele Vermeiren (born 1962), Belgian N-VA politician
* Jan Vermeiren (born 1949), Belgian-born South-African painter
*Didier Vermeiren
Didier Vermeiren (born 10 July 1951) is a Belgian sculptor.
His first works, in the 1970s, stood at the crossroads of conceptual art, minimal art and the tradition of modern sculpture. Afterwards, the photographical documentation of his own work ...
(born 1951), Belgian sculptor
* Katleen Vermeiren (born 1978), Belgian racing cyclist
* (1914–2005), Belgian children's book author
* Paul Vermeiren (born 1963), Belgian archer
*Remi Vermeiren
Remi Vermeiren (born 23 February 1940 in Dendermonde) is a Belgian banker and businessman.
Education
He went to high school at the Royal Athenaeum of Dendermonde and graduated as licentiate in commercial and financial sciences at the Hoger institu ...
(born 1940), Belgian banker and businessman
;Vermeir / Vermeire
*Bert Vermeir
Bert Vermeir (born 3 March 1977) is a Belgium Paralympic equestrian. He won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Biography
Vermeir was born in Merchtem and received a pony for his 4th birthday. However he was left paralysed in 1992 af ...
(born 1977), Belgium Paralympic equestrian
* Katrien Vermeire (born 1979), Belgian artist
* Manuel Vermeire (born 1987), Belgian printmaker
* Robert Vermeire (born 1944), Belgian cyclo-cross rider
See also
* Vermeer (disambiguation)
References
{{surname, Vermeiren
Dutch-language surnames
Surnames of Belgian origin
Toponymic surnames