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'''Leeuw''' is [[Dutch language|Dutch]] for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of '''De Leeuw''' ("the lion"; 9,814 people in the Netherlands in 2007<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=de%20leeuw&gba_naam=de%20Leeuw&nfd_naam=Leeuw,%20de De Leeuw] at the Dutch surname database</ref> and 2,211 in Belgium in 1998<ref>[http://www.familienaam.be/ De Leeuw] at www.familienaam.be</ref>). "De Leeuw", “Leeuw” (873 & 34 people) and '''Van der Leeuw''' (765 & 9 people) are thought to mostly be [[toponymic surname]]s, with the first bearers named "(from) the Lion" after a house, windmill or farm with that name.<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=de%20Leeuw&nfd_naam=Leeuw,%20de&info=analyse%20en%20verklaring De Leeuw name origin] at the Dutch surname database</ref> The more common surname [[Van Leeuwen]] has a distinct origin in the small town of [[Leeuwen]] and perhaps in the city of [[Leuven]].
'''Leeuw''' is [[Dutch language|Dutch]] for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of '''De Leeuw''' ("the lion"; 9,814 people in the Netherlands in 2007<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=de%20leeuw&gba_naam=de%20Leeuw&nfd_naam=Leeuw,%20de De Leeuw] at the Dutch surname database</ref> and 2,211 in Belgium in 1998<ref>[http://www.familienaam.be/ De Leeuw] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022195142/http://www.familienaam.be/ |date=2019-10-22 }} at www.familienaam.be</ref>). "De Leeuw", “Leeuw” (873 & 34 people) and '''Van der Leeuw''' (765 & 9 people) are thought to mostly be [[toponymic surname]]s, with the first bearers named "(from) the Lion" after a house, windmill or farm with that name.<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=de%20Leeuw&nfd_naam=Leeuw,%20de&info=analyse%20en%20verklaring De Leeuw name origin] at the Dutch surname database</ref> The more common surname [[Van Leeuwen]] has a distinct origin in the small town of [[Leeuwen]] and perhaps in the city of [[Leuven]].
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Revision as of 05:46, 25 February 2020

Leeuw is Dutch for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of De Leeuw ("the lion"; 9,814 people in the Netherlands in 2007[1] and 2,211 in Belgium in 1998[2]). "De Leeuw", “Leeuw” (873 & 34 people) and Van der Leeuw (765 & 9 people) are thought to mostly be toponymic surnames, with the first bearers named "(from) the Lion" after a house, windmill or farm with that name.[3] The more common surname Van Leeuwen has a distinct origin in the small town of Leeuwen and perhaps in the city of Leuven.

Places

People

People with these surnames include:

Leeuw
De Leeuw / DeLeeuw
Van Leeuw
Van der Leeuw
Fictional characters
  • Loeki de Leeuw, a lion puppet featured before and after advertisement blocks on Dutch television between 1972 and 2004.

See also

References

  1. ^ De Leeuw at the Dutch surname database
  2. ^ De Leeuw Archived 2019-10-22 at the Wayback Machine at www.familienaam.be
  3. ^ De Leeuw name origin at the Dutch surname database