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De%20ridder Name Meaning

Dutch; Flemish (also Deridder): from Middle Dutch riddere ‘knight rider horseman’ + the definite article de ‘the’; a status name for a mounted warrior or messenger or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house bearing the sign of a knight. The Flemish surname is also found in France (Nord). Compare Dutch Ridder .

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


Similar surnames: De Ruiter, De Porter, De Winter, De Raad, De Meyer, De Backer

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