Van Maanen

Van Maanen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from ", a former town in Gelderland now part of Ede.Maanen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Variants include Van Manen and Van Maenen. People with this name include:

Adriaan van Maanen (1884–1946), Dutch-American astronomer Cornelis Felix van Maanen (1769–1849), Dutch minister and jurist Gregory Van Maanen (born 1937), American painter and Vietnam war veteran Harold Van Maanen (born 1928), American (Iowa) politician John Van Maanen (born 1943), American professor of management Willem G. van Maanen (1920–2012), Dutch journalist and writer

See also Van Maanen (crater), a lunar crater named after Adriaan van Maanen Van Maanen's Star, a white dwarf discovered by Adriaan van Maanen Van Maanen (family), Dutch patrician family, descendants of Wouter van Maanen (*c.1625)

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