Van der Meer
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Van der Meer is a Dutch locative surname that simply means the phrase "from the lake" in English. Many years ago, the ancestors of people with this surname would have lived near a lake in the Netherlands which is how the name originated.
People with this surname include:
- Douwe Mout van der Meer, Dutch travelling artist
- Frits van der Meer, Dutch archaeologist
- Gerard van der Meer Mohr, Dutch soldier
- Harry van der Meer, Dutch water polo player
- Ilonka van der Meer, Dutch triathlete
- L. B. Van der Meer, Dutch archaeologist
- Marleen de Pater-van der Meer, Dutch politician
- Robine van der Meer, Dutch model and actress
- Ruben van der Meer, Dutch actor and comedian
- Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist, Nobel laureate
- Susie van der Meer, German singer-songwriter
- Teake van der Meer, Dutch comedian
- Theo van der Meer, Dutch historian
- Vonne van der Meer, Dutch author