Van Dalen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Dalen", a town in the province of Drenthe. Variant spellings are "Van Daalen" and Van Daelen. The name sometimes may be a hypercorrection of the form Van Dale, with the meaning "from (the) valley".Dalen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
Van Dalen Cornelis van Dalen (1885–1953), Dutch sports shooter Dirk van Dalen (born 1932), Dutch mathematician and historian (1888–1967), Dutch pianist, composer and publisher Jan van Dalen (fl. 1632–1670), Flemish painter Jeanine van Dalen (born 1986), Dutch football defender Leon van Dalen (born 1979), Dutch football midfielder Lucy van Dalen (born 1988), New Zealand middle-distance runner Patricia van Dalen (born 1955), Venezuelan artist Peter van Dalen (born 1958), Dutch Christian Union politician Pieter van Dalen (born 1966), South African politician
Van Daalen Constantijn van Daalen (1884–1931), Dutch gymnast (1822–1879), Royal Dutch East Indies kolonel Gotfried Coenraad Ernst van Daalen (1863–1930), Lieutenant General of the Royal Dutch East Indies Maria van Daalen (born 1950), pseudonym of Dutch poet and writer Maria de Rooij
Van Daelen (born 1989), Dutch volleyball player
Van Dale Anton van Dale (1638–1708), Dutch Mennonite preacher, physician and writer Danick Vandale (born 1992), Canadian racing cyclist Johan Hendrik van Dale (1838–1872), Dutch teacher, archivist, and lexicographer (creator of the Van Dale dictionary) Leah Van Dale (born 1987), American professional wrestler, dancer and model
See also Van Dale, leading dictionary of the Dutch language Van Daele, Flemish surname Van Daalen River, river in Western New Guinea
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