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Van%20horn Name Meaning

Dutch: habitational name for someone from any of numerous places in the Netherlands named Horn or Hoorn named with Dutch hoorn ‘promontory point where the dike bends’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Van Dorn, Van Hove, Van Hook, Van Hout, Van Oort, Van Buren

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