Van der Made
van der Made is a Dutch toponymic surname. The name is first found in the records of a crusade in the 11th century. Bartolomeus van der Made donated land in the mid 14th century to what is now the Oude Kerk in Delft.[1] "Van der Made" means "from the meadow", but the name is also particularly common around the village Made in North Brabant.[2]
People with the name "van der Made" include:
- Sacco van der Made (1918–1997), Dutch actor
- Simon van Groenewegen van der Made (1613–1652), Dutch jurist
- Tilly van der Made (1938–2019), Dutch middle distance runner
People with the concatenated version Vandermade include:
- Jordan Vandermade (born 1987), New Zealand television presenter
- Lenny Vandermade (born 1981), American football coach
A street in Amsterdam is named van der Madeweg and a metro station is in turn named after that street.
References[edit]
- ^ "Old Church History". oudenieuwekerkdelft.nl. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ^ Made, van de / der at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands
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