Leeuw

Leeuw is Dutch for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of De Leeuw ("the lion"; 9,814 people in the Netherlands in 2007[1] and 2,211 in Belgium in 1998[2]). "De Leeuw", “Leeuw” (873 & 34 people) and Van der Leeuw (765 & 9 people) are thought to mostly be toponymic surnames, with the first bearers named "(from) the Lion" after a house, windmill or farm with that name.[3] The more common surname Van Leeuwen has a distinct origin in the small town of Leeuwen and perhaps in the city of Leuven.

Places

People

People with these surnames include:

Leeuw
De Leeuw / DeLeeuw
Van Leeuw
Van der Leeuw
Fictional characters
  • Loeki de Leeuw, a lion puppet featured before and after advertisement blocks on Dutch television between 1972 and 2004.

See also

References

  1. ^ De Leeuw at the Dutch surname database
  2. ^ [http://www.familienaam.be/ De www.familienaam.be
  3. ^ De Leeuw name origin at the Dutch surname database