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Van der Made

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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:

People with the concatenated version Vandermade include:

A street in Amsterdam is named van der Madeweg and a metro station is in turn named after that street.

References

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  1. ^ "Old Church History". oudenieuwekerkdelft.nl. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  2. ^ Made, van de / der at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands