Van Aert 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 Aert", whereby ''Aert'' and ''Aart'' are spelling variants of the toponym ''Aard'' (cf. aarde "earth") with the meaning "cultivated land, ground". ''Aert'' and ''Aart'' can also be reduced forms of the french male given name

Arnout Arnout or Arnoud is a Dutch language masculine given name equivalent to Arnold. Notable persons with that name include: Persons with the given name * Arnout II, Count of Aarschot, 12th-century count of Aarschot, Flanders * Arnout III, Count o ...

, which gives rise to the etymologically unrelated patronymic surnames

Aerts The Aerts (also spelled ''Aarts'') was a Dutch automobile manufactured in 1899; a small number of cars are known to have been built at Dongen, but little else seems to be known about the marque. The manufacturer also advertised as "Neerlandia, the ...

and

Aarts Aarts 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 Co ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * André van Aert (1940), Dutch racing cyclist *

Jos van Aert Jos van Aert (born 26 August 1962) is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He rode in six Grand Tours between 1989 and 1993. He is a cousin of the father of Belgian racing cyclist Wout van Aert Wout van Aert (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian pr ...

(1962), Dutch racing cyclist *

Wout van Aert Wout van Aert (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the men's elite race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He joined in ...

(1994), Belgian road and cyclo-cross racer

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