54-454: AVH may refer to: Alex Van Halen , drummer of hard rock band Van Halen Alexander von Humboldt Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal Antelope Valley Hospital , a hospital in Lancaster, California AVH: Alien vs Hunter , a low budget science fiction film by The Asylum A.V.H. , a song by Ozzy Osbourne from
108-730: A surname . The given name is usually gender-specific. A Dutch child's birth and given name(s) must be officially registered by the parents within 3 days after birth. It is not uncommon to give a child several given names. Usually the first one is for daily use, often in a diminutive form. Traditionally, Catholics often chose Latinized names for their children, such as Catharina and Wilhelmus , while Protestants more commonly chose simple Dutch forms such as Trijntje and Willem . In both cases, names were often shortened for everyday use ( Wilhelmus and Willem became Wim ). In 2014 39% of Dutch children received one name, another 38% were given two names, 20% had three names, 2% got four names and only
162-479: A book called Brothers on October 22, 2024 and commenced a 3 date promotional tour. Van Halen endorses Ludwig drums, pedals and hardware, Paiste cymbals, Remo drumheads and Regal Tip drumsticks. A Paiste endorser since March 1983, Van Halen, in co-operation with Paiste developed a signature ride cymbal —a 2002 24" Big ride—which Paiste introduced at the 2010 Winter NAMM Show . He also had two Ludwig signature snares. Alex has used Rototoms and octobans in
216-417: A boy born to Jan being named Pieter Janszoon while his daughter might be named Geertje Jansdochter. These forms were commonly shortened, to Janszn./Jansz and Jansdr., or to Jansse, and finally to Jans which could be used for both male or female children. These patronymic names were official and even used on legal documents where inheritances can be seen to pass from father to son with different "last names". In
270-415: A few hundred children had five or more given names. The Dutch naming legislation allows nearly all given names unless they are too similar to an existing surname, or if the name is inappropriate. There is no legal limit on the number of given names for one child. The history of Dutch given names can roughly be divided in four main periods: The Germanic names are the names with the longest history in
324-461: A then-widespread superstition that the name in some way contributed to some form of reincarnation of the person the child was named after, who was usually much older. This superstition disappeared after some time, even though a certain Le Francq van Berkeij writes the following in 1776: " bij veelen, een oud, overgeloovig denkbeeld, dat iemand weldra sterft, wanneer hij, gelijk men zegt, vernoemd
378-526: A two-year engagement. The marriage ended in divorce two months later. In 1984 he married Kelly Carter. Their son Aric Van Halen, was born October 6, 1989. The couple divorced in August 1996. Carter was sued by Van Halen in 2013, over her commercial use of the 'Van Halen' surname. The case was settled in 2015. His son Aric is a passionate runner and competed in the Olympic trials for the steeplechase in 2016. He
432-649: Is van Halen (with lower-case 'v') and is pronounced in Dutch as [vɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)] . His Dutch father, Jan van Halen (1920–1986), was an accomplished jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. His mother, Eugenia van Beers (1914–2005), was an Indo ( Eurasian ) from Rangkasbitung , Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Alex spent his early years in Nijmegen in the east of the Netherlands. The family moved to Pasadena, California , in 1962. The Dutch prefix "van"
486-427: Is " ("many have a superstitious belief that a person will soon die when someone, as they say, has been named after him"). As the centuries passed, this practice became so standard that the names of the children were practically known at the marriage of the future parents. The rules for naming were the following: The infant mortality rate was high. If a son had died before his next brother was born, this younger brother
540-730: Is Ed." The only recording Alex has made outside of the band is playing keyboards on the Eddie Van Halen instrumental " Respect the Wind ", done for the Twister soundtrack and earning the Van Halen brothers a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance . In June 2024, Alex auctioned off all of his drum gear he had in storage for decades. This led people to believe that he will no longer be involved in music without his brother Edward on stage with him. Alex released
594-423: Is Van den Berg ("my name is Van den Berg") and de heer Van den Berg ("Mr. Van den Berg"). Herman baron van Voorst tot Voorst . Mrs. Jansen - van den Berg . In Flanders , tussenvoegsels of personal names always keep their original orthography : "mevrouw Van der Velde", "Van der Velde, A.", and "Van den Broeke, Jan". In the Netherlands the first letter of the tussenvoegsel is written with lower case in
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#1732776534284648-455: Is also a talented photographer. Van Halen married his current wife, Stine Schyberg, in 2000. She is the mother of his son Malcolm Van Halen. Malcolm shares the passion of fast cars and racing with his father and uncle. Van Halen is the uncle of Wolfgang Van Halen . Van Halen is an ordained minister. He presided at the second wedding of his brother Eddie in 2009 and his son Malcolm's wedding in 2024. Due to years of playing loud music, Alex
702-451: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alex Van Halen Alexander Arthur Van Halen ( / v æ n ˈ h eɪ l ə n / van HAY -len , Dutch: [aːlɛkˈsɑndər vɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)] ; born May 8, 1953) is an American musician who was the drummer and a co-founder of the rock band Van Halen , which was formed in 1972 by Van Halen and his younger brother Eddie under
756-793: Is from the German Nachgeboren (born after the father was deceased, also one of the origins of the name Posthumus ). Many Dutch surnames originated from different personal qualities, geographical locations, and occupations. However, Dutch names in English directories (e.g., reference lists of scientific papers) may be ordered on the full name including all prefixes (Van Rijn would be ordered under 'V'), partly because many Dutch emigrant families to English-speaking countries have had their prefixes capitalized for them, such as Martin Van Buren or Steve Van Dyck , and normal practice in English
810-458: Is said to have major hearing loss in both ears. "In 1995 Alex Van Halen complained to his stage engineer Jerry Harvey about it. He could no longer hear the band onstage and was putting his hearing in jeopardy. Harvey built a simple in-ear monitor using two speakers that were originally designed for a pacemaker. He tuned one for bass, the other for treble." Solo discography Dutch name Dutch names consist of one or more given names and
864-699: Is to order on the first capitalized element. The particle "de" is found as a prefix to many Dutch surnames, as in for instance "de Wit", "de Bruyn" and "de Kock"; this is generally understood to mean "the" as in "the White", "the Brown" and "the Cook" in the examples. The particle "van" may be a calque of the French "de", meaning "of" and was originally only taken by nobles; examples include "van Gent", "van Bern" and "van den Haag", referring to "of Ghent", "of Berne" and "of
918-565: The tussenvoegsels , leading to large sections under "D" and "V". In Belgium, primarily in West Flanders , prepositions and articles can be compounded with the surname (such as Vandecasteele ) and a few combinations occur ( Vande Casteele ). In the Netherlands, the first tussenvoegsel is capitalized, unless a given name, initial, title of nobility, or other family name (e.g., in the married name of women) precedes it. For example: Jan van den Berg , J. van den Berg , but Mijn naam
972-638: The Netherlands (as of 1947) and Flanders in Belgium are listed to the right. Meertens' Dutch surname database lists 94,143 different family names; the total Dutch speaking population in Europe is estimated to be about 23 million people. The most common Dutch names in Belgium are nearly all patronymic "father-based" names in which they are composed with the following formula name of father + "-son",
1026-508: The Netherlands and Flanders . In the Netherlands, the usual order is to state one's given name followed by one's surname, while in Flanders, one's surname is stated first. For example, in the Netherlands, one would say "John van der Vuurst", while in Flanders, it would be "van der Vuurst, John". While in German surnames the addition of von before a geographical name often indicates that
1080-656: The council of Trent (1545–1563), the Roman Catholic church did not have any regulation of the practice of naming children. There are thought to have been a number of reasons the Christian names gained the upper hand, such as the Crusades , the larger ecclesiastical influence and the appearance of mendicant orders (such as the Franciscans and Dominicans ) and most importantly, the veneration of saints and
1134-522: The Dutch-speaking area; they form the oldest layer of the given names known in Dutch. The Germanic names were characterised by a rich diversity, as there were many possible combinations. A Germanic name is composed of two parts, the latter of which also indicates the gender of the person. A name like Adelbert or Albert is composed of "adel" (meaning "noble" ) and "bert" which is derived from "beracht" (meaning "bright" or "shining" ) hence
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#17327765342841188-560: The Hague", respectively. In line with Dutch tradition, marriage used to require a woman to precede her maiden name with her husband's name and add a hyphen between the two. Thus, when Anna Pietersen married Jan Jansen, she became Anna Jansen-Pietersen. However, this did not become her legal name. Her legal name did not change at all. Passports, and other official documents, continued to name her Anna Pietersen, even though there might have been "spouse of Jan Jansen" added. The current law in
1242-436: The Netherlands gives people more freedom: upon marriage within the Netherlands, both partners default to keeping their own surnames, but both are given the choice of using their partner's surname, or a combination of the two. For example, if a person called Jansen marries someone called Smit, each partner has the choice to call himself or herself Jansen, Smit, Jansen-Smit or Smit-Jansen. The preferred option will be registered with
1296-640: The Netherlands the tussenvoegsels are rarely capitalized, while, since the 19th century, in Belgium they usually are. In the Netherlands, as for example in Germany , Spain , Portugal and (considering prepositions) France , the tussenvoegsels are not a part of the indexing process, and in encyclopedias, telephone books, etc. surnames are sorted starting with the first capitalized noun . In Belgium, as in English speaking countries , South Africa , Italy and (considering articles) France, indexing includes
1350-405: The Netherlands, provided certain conditions are met. These conditions are that the marriage must be registered abroad, the application for a name change abroad must be requested on the same date as the marriage date, the changed name must be recorded abroad on a certificate in accordance with the local rules of the foreign country and the marriage and name change, as well as proof of application as of
1404-618: The North and East of the Netherlands, between 1000 and 1800 A.D. many people were named after their ancestors, sometimes after the place where they lived, by the suffix -ma or -stra (of Frisian ), or -ing or -ink (of Low Saxon origin). Examples: Dijkstra (after a dyke near the place they came from); Halbertsma (after an ancestor called Halbert); Wiebing (after an ancestor called Wiebe); Hesselink (after an ancestor called Hessel). After 1811, many patronymics became permanent surnames such that Peeters, Jansen, Willems are common surnames today. In
1458-608: The above four exceptional cases, whereas in Flanders it is written according to the entry for the person in the population register and on his official ID. This implies that in Belgium it is usually written with an upper case with the exception for names of nobility or the royalty ; for those they are always in lower case, also in Belgium. See for an alternative discussion of the capitalization and collation issues around separable affixes in Dutch Van (Dutch) . The order of stating one's surname and given name also differs between
1512-540: The album No More Tears Armand Van Helden , a DJ State Protection Authority , the Hungarian Secret Police (Államvédelmi Hatóság) The Aviation Herald , an aviation incident and accident news reporting site. AVH: Australasian Virtual Herbarium , an online database containing records of more than 5 million plant specimens kept in some Australian & New Zealand herbaria Auditory/visual hallucinations , in medicine Topics referred to by
1566-488: The appearance of patron saints . Besides religious influence it is believed that fashion was the main reason to give children a Christian name. With larger cities starting to flourish all across the Low Countries, wealthy citizens in particular became trend-setters in this regard. In these times typical Dutch names such as "Kees" ( Cornelis ), "Jan" ( Johannes ) and "Piet" ( Petrus ) emerged. When
1620-474: The conversion was made from Germanic to Christian names, most parents just picked a name they liked best or would be most helpful in their child's later life, for example if the child came from a butcher's family and he himself could one day become a butcher , the child would probably be called after "Sint Joris" (the Dutch name for " Saint George "), the patron saint of the butchers. The Dutch habit of naming newborns after another family member originates with
1674-410: The country, as they may be required to present their passport as proof of identification. If they changed their surname on marriage, then in municipal records the surname as it appears on their passport takes precedence. While name changes due to marriages performed in the Netherlands cannot be processed, it is certainly possible in the Netherlands to process name changes due to marriages performed outside
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1728-515: The course of the Middle Ages names derived from Christian Saints became more common than Germanic ones. From the 12th century onwards it became custom for the child to receive a Christian name, although some names of Germanic origin like Gertrude and Hubertus remained prevalent as these too became names of Christian saints. The direct influence of the church on the transition from Germanic to Christian names must not be overestimated. Before
1782-426: The data of an entire country, and on a smaller scale other names tend to dominate certain regions . Over 20,000 surnames in the Netherlands start with tussenvoegsels , consisting of prepositions and/or articles that have lost their original grammatical function and have transitioned to separable affixes . A large number of prepositions and combinations are possible (see List of family name affixes ), but
1836-589: The date of the marriage, must be legalized or apostilled and provided to the Dutch consulate or Dutch municipality upon return to the Netherlands. This stems from the fact that international marriages are not necessarily governed by Dutch law but by private international law which is codified in the Netherlands in the Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek), Book No. 10, Private International Law, Title 2 - The Name, Article 24. Parents can choose to give their children either their father's or mother's family name, as long as
1890-405: The formation of Van Halen. In addition to The Broken Combs, there were The Space Brothers, The Trojan Rubber Company, and Mammoth. In 1972, the brothers formed Mammoth with Mark Stone on bass and Eddie on lead vocals. The band rented David Lee Roth's PA system for their shows. Soon after, Eddie became tired of singing lead, and asked Roth to join the band. Later, in 1974, since the name Mammoth
1944-453: The former Netherlands Antilles , such as Curaçao or Aruba , the use of female names as surnames is predominant (v.gr. Martina, Gustina, Bonevacia, Benita). This could have many origins, for instance that the freed slaves without a known father adopted their mother's or grandmother's name as surname, or they took the father's name with the -a suffix like some Dutch last names (with -tsma or -inga suffixes). The most common Dutch surnames in
1998-498: The great majority of Dutch people had family surnames for centuries, and the adoption of new names was limited to some Jewish citizens and some people in rural communities in the north east of the country. There is a persistent myth that some Dutch citizens, as a way of protest, chose humorous names during the forced registration. Examples often given are Naaktgeboren ("born naked") or Zondervan ("without surname"). However these names are in fact far older; Naaktgeboren for example
2052-467: The municipal registration, without giving up the right to use one's original name, which remains the legal name. However, in practice, the standard procedure is that when a woman marries, she either keeps her maiden name or has a double surname, for example, Miss Jansen marries Mr Smit she either chooses to become Mrs Jansen or Mrs Smit-Jansen. It is not common to only take the partner's surname. This can cause problems for foreign national females living in
2106-497: The name "Mammoth" before adding Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth in 1974 and changing their name to Van Halen. Warner Bros. signed the band in 1977, and the band's debut album was released a year later. Prior to their disbandment in 2020, following Eddie's death, Van Halen released 12 studio albums, and the brothers were the only two constant members of the band. Van Halen was born in Amsterdam . The family name in Dutch
2160-499: The name means something in the order of "Bright/Shining through noble behaviour"; the English name "Albright" , now only seen as a surname, is a cognate with the same origin. Combining these parts was used when the child was named after family or other relatives. For example, the child would receive two parts from different family members, in this way a father named "Hildebrant" and a mother called "Gertrud" would call their son "Gerbrant" and their daughter "Hiltrud". Through
2214-450: The only exceptions being "De Smet" (the Smith ) and - to a certain extent, because it is also a patronymic ("Thomas") - "Maes" ( Meuse ). The most common Dutch names in the Netherlands are more diverse, with names ranging from "Visser" ( fisherman ) to "Van Dijk" ((living near) the dike ) and "De Jong" (the young (one)). It should be remembered however that these figures are based on
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2268-432: The parents are married or are living together and the father has acknowledged the child. The surname of younger siblings must be the same as the surname of the oldest child. Although most people had family surnames before 1811, the use of patronymics was common, including for those with established last names. The oldest form used the possessive of the father's name along with the word for son or daughter. Examples would be
2322-645: The past as well as electronic drums and is renowned for using extravagantly sized drum kits that feature an on-fire orchestral gong and four bass drums , having originally used only two. Regal Tip created the Alex Van Halen signature drumsticks when he became an endorser. Van Halen's main influences include Billy Cobham , Ginger Baker , Keith Moon and John Bonham , and he has cited jazz drummer Buddy Rich 's work as having an early and lifelong impact. Van Halen married Valeri Kendall in June 1983, after
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2430-402: The school. In 1971, Van Halen graduated from Pasadena High School . He then took classes in music theory , scoring, composition and arranging at Pasadena City College for a short while. While there, Alex met Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth. They formed the band Mammoth, and Alex, along with the others, left Pasadena City College. Alex and Eddie Van Halen had several early bands before
2484-480: The sound of the name. As in the past there is a certain difference between working-class names and middle-class names, as the working class tend to adopt more modern names and names of celebrities and middle-class names are more traditional. There is a great variety of Dutch surnames (over 100,000), partly because of an influx due to a forced official registration of surnames in 1811, hence there have been few generations in which names could become extinct. In practice,
2538-447: The urge to name children after their grandparents lessened dramatically. The change in naming also led to a new law on naming in 1970, replacing the old one, which had been in force since 1803. Nowadays, traditional official names are found, but often only as an addition to the modern name. Boys are more often given a traditional Dutch name than girls. Boys are also more commonly named after a family member while girls are simply named for
2592-417: The vast majority of such names start with just a few: 99% of the people with tussenvoegsel -names (including foreign names with "von", "de la", "dos" etc.) have names starting with van ("from / of"; 45%), de / den ("the", 21.5% & 1.6%), van der / van den / van de / van 't ("from the" with different inflections; 16.6%, 7.2%, 4.3%, 0.5%), ten / ter ("at the"; 1.1%, 0.8%) and te ("at"; 0.4%). In
2646-594: Was Johannes , domestically he was referred to as Johan , Jan or Hans . After the war, the Dutch became less religious. Thus the Christian name and given name started to diverge, as personal names of foreign origin were adopted. In some cases these names are written more or less phonetically , for example Sjaak ( French Jacques , English Jack ) and Sjaan ( French Jeanne ). (See also Sjors & Sjimmie .) Working-class names Jan, Piet and Klaas (the Dutch proverbial equivalent to "Tom, Dick and Harry") were often replaced by middle-class Hans, Peter and Nico. Also,
2700-399: Was already taken by another band, the name was changed to Van Halen, and Stone was replaced by Michael Anthony. Roth has claimed that it was his idea to rename the band Van Halen, and that he actually named it after Alex. In addition to his musical duties at this time, Alex handled managerial duties, such as booking gigs, and the like for the band. Their 1978 self-titled debut album Van Halen
2754-493: Was as a drummer. After Eddie heard Alex's mastery of The Surfaris drum solo in the song " Wipe Out ", he decided to learn to play the electric guitar. Alex was influenced by Budgie drummer Ray Phillips . Alex, Eddie and three other boys formed their first band, calling themselves "The Broken Combs", while attending Hamilton Elementary School in Pasadena. When Eddie was in the fourth grade, they performed at lunchtime at
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#17327765342842808-586: Was capitalized by Alex's parents during the family's immigration to the US. Alex and his brother Eddie became naturalized U.S. citizens. Both brothers were trained as classical pianists during childhood. Although Alex is known as a professional drummer, he began his musical aspirations as a guitarist, with his brother Eddie taking up drums. While Eddie was delivering newspapers to pay for his drum kit, Alex would practice playing on them. After spending some time playing Eddie's drum kit, Alex became more skilled than Eddie
2862-498: Was released to much fanfare, influencing many musicians in hard rock . Van Halen had released eleven more studio albums since then, and officially disbanded a month after Eddie's death on October 6, 2020. Although the term "brown sound" is generally associated with Eddie's guitar, it was actually coined by Alex to refer to the sound of his snare drum . Alex never recorded any music without his brother being involved, with Michael Anthony saying that "the only person that he plays with
2916-490: Was usually given the same name. The same goes, mutatis mutandis , for a daughter. When the father died before the birth of a son, the son was usually named after him. When the mother died at the birth of a daughter, the daughter was usually named after the mother. Traditionally there was little difference between the Christian name ("doopnaam") and the name used in domestic spheres ("roepnaam"). If someone's Christian name
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