The story
- Scots · derived fromPeebles
- English · derived fromPeebles
- Dutch · derived fromvan
- Dutch · borrowed fromVan Peebles
- English todayVan Peebles
From Borrowed from Dutch Van Peebles, from Dutch van + English Peebles, from Scots Peebles. Coined by Melvin Van Peebles (formerly Melvin Peebles), American actor living in the Netherlands. Dutchification of Peebles. Modelled after Dutch surnames of the form "Van Xyz".
Words from the same roots
Dutchvan all →
VandermeerVanderheidenVanderburgVanderhoefVandeveldeVanderwerfVandenboschVanderbergVanderheydenVanderhoffVanderlaanVanderzeeVanhouten
ScotsPeebles all →
Peebles
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.