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Van%20slyke Name Meaning

Americanized form of Flemish or perhaps Dutch Van Slycke: topographic name from Middle Dutch slijcke ‘mire marshy place’ or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word. The surname Van Slycke is found only in Belgium (and not in the Netherlands).

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


Similar surnames: Van Dyke, Van Sickel, Van Winkle, Van Acker, Van Hook, Van Wyk

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