Van Slyke or Van Slycke is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "of/from Slyke". The Dictionary of American Family Names published by Oxford University Press documents the two most likely meanings of the word "Slyke" here:
from Middle Dutch slijcke "mire", "marshy place" (modern Dutch slijk) from a place named after this word, such as Slijkenburg in Friesland, Slijkewijck in Gelderland or possibly Slik in North Holland
People with the surname Van Slyke Andy Van Slyke (born 1960), American baseball player David Van Slyke (born 1968), American academic Donald Van Slyke (1883–1971), Dutch American chemist Helen Van Slyke (1919–1979), American writer Lucille Baldwin Van Slyke (1879–1966), American writer Rik Van Slycke (born 1963), former Belgian cyclist Scott Van Slyke (born 1986), American baseball player, son of Andy Van Slyke Steven Van Slyke (born 1956), American chemist
See also Van Slyke determination, chemical test
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