Van der Made
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- The correct title of this article is van der Made . The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
van der Made is a Dutch last name, derived from the village Made in North Brabant, the Netherlands.
The prefix 'van der' is written in small type and the name is to be filed under 'M'. The Dutch word 'made' means meadow, so the name could be translated as 'Meadows' or 'Fields'.
The most famous person by this name is Sacco van der Made, a Dutch actor.
Harry van der Made was 'Kabinetschef van de Commissaris van de Konigin' (the right hand of the Queen's Commissioner, Charles van Rooy), in the Dutch province of Limburg from 1966 to 1974. He was married to Carla Schunck.
A street in Amsterdam is named van der Madeweg and a metro station is in turn named after that street.
