van der Merwe
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Afrikaans[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch van der Merwe.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
van der Merwe
- a common surname
Usage notes[edit]
Generally the first letter of van der Merwe is not capitalised, except when it starts a sentence or, sometimes, when it follows a title, and is almost never capitalised directly following someone's name, however exceptions do arise from personal preference.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From van (“from”) + der (“the”) + merwe (“Merwede”), merwe being an olden form of Merwede.
Proper noun[edit]
- a surname