A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name , which included names of specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or lands that they held, or, more generically, names that were derived from regional topographic features. Surnames derived from landscape/topographic features are also called topographic surnames , e.g., de Montibus , de Ponte / Da Ponte / Dupont , de Castello , de Valle / del Valle , de Porta , de Vinea .
17-2420: Verhoeven is a noble toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The name is a contraction of van der Hoeven , meaning "from the homestead". In 2007, Verhoeven was the 44th most common name in the Netherlands (15,902 people). People with this surname include: Abraham Verhoeven (1575–1652), Flemish newspaper publisher Arthur Verhoeven (1889–1958), Belgian composer and organist Aurore Verhoeven (born 1990), French cyclist Cornelis Verhoeven (1928–2001), Dutch philosopher and writer Deb Verhoeven , Australian media academic and film critic Helen Verhoeven (born 1974), Dutch painter and sculptor Frans Verhoeven [ de ; es ; nl ] (born 1966), Dutch motocross racer Jeroen Verhoeven (born 1980), Dutch football player John Verhoeven (fl. 1920), Belgian cyclist John Verhoeven (born 1953), American baseball pitcher Jorg Verhoeven [ cs ; it ; nl ] (born 1985), Dutch sports climber Julie Verhoeven (born 1969), British illustrator and designer Kees Verhoeven (born 1976), Dutch politician and geographer Lis Verhoeven (1931–2019), German actress and theatre director, sister of Michael Michael Verhoeven (1938–2024), German film director, brother of Lis Nico Verhoeven (born 1961), Dutch cyclist Noah Verhoeven (born 1999), Canadian soccer player Paul Verhoeven (1901–1975), German actor and filmmaker, father of Lis and Michael Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (born 1938), Dutch film director (no relation to German film family) Paul Verhoeven (born 1983), Australian radio and television personality Paula Verhoeven [ id ] , Indonesian model Peter Verhoeven (born 1959), American basketball player Renate Verhoeven [ fr ; nl ] (born 1995), Dutch footballer Rico Verhoeven (born 1989), Dutch kickboxer Simon Verhoeven (born 1972), German actor, screenwriter and film director, son of Michael Theodor Verhoeven (1907–1990), Dutch Catholic priest, missionary and amateur archaeologist Willem Verhoeven (1590-1643), Dutch privateer Willem Verhoeven [ fr ; nl ] (1738–1809), Flemish poet and playwright Yves Verhoeven (born 1961), French actor Fictional person Camille Verhœven , protagonist of
34-540: A detective trilogy See also [ edit ] Verhoeven Open , an American three-cushion billiards tournament sponsored by the Belgian Verhoeven Billiard Table company Verhoeff van der Hoeven Verhoeven's giant tree rat named in honor of Theodor Verhoeven References [ edit ] ^ Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
51-408: A form that varies significantly from the toponym that gave rise to them. Examples include Wyndham, derived from Wymondham , Anster from Anstruther , and Badgerly from Badgworthy . One must be cautious to interpret a surname as toponymic based on its spelling alone, without knowing its history. A notable example is the name of Jeanne d'Arc , which is not related to a place called Arc but instead
68-406: A four-year break, the tournament was relaunched in 2012 under the name Verhoeven Open Tournament (or short Verhoeven Open) by Cindy Lee, CEO of billiards-event organizer Dragon Promotions . In 2012, 20 players participated at the tournament. Winner was the local hero Pedro Piedrabuena , who beat Torbjörn Blomdahl from Sweden with 40:37 in the final. After a long pause of playing tournaments,
85-438: Is a distorted patronymic (see " Name of Joan of Arc "). Likewise, it has been suggested that a toponymic cannot be assumed to be a place of residence or origin: merchants could have adopted a toponymic by-name to associate themselves with a place where they never resided. In Polish, a toponymic surname may be created by adding "(w)ski" or "cki" at the end. For example, Maliszewski is a toponymic surname associated with one of
102-429: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Toponymic surname Some toponymic surnames originated as personal by-names that later were used as hereditary family names. The origins of toponymic by-names have been largely attributed to two non-mutually exclusive trends. One linked the nobility to their places of origin and feudal holdings and provided a marker of their status. The other related to
119-647: The United States Billiard Association . The event was known as Sang Lee International Open between 2005 and 2008. It was founded in 2005 as the Sang Lee International Open, named after Sang Lee , a Korean American player whose goal was to spread his principles as a player and restore the popularity of carom billiards in the United States. One year after his death in 2004, his friend Ira Lee initiated
136-412: The aristocratic societies of Europe, both nobiliary and non-nobiliary forms of toponymic surnames exist, as in some languages they evolved differently. In France, non-nobiliary forms tended to fuse the preposition, where nobiliary forms tended to retain it as the discrete particle , although this was never an invariable practice. Issues such as local pronunciation can cause toponymic surnames to take
153-446: The surname Verhoeven . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verhoeven&oldid=1221847216 " Categories : Surnames Dutch-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
170-678: The 13th century, the use of toponymic surnames became dominant. Some forms originally included a preposition —such as by , in , at ( ten in Dutch, zu in German), or of ( de in French, Italian and Spanish, van in Dutch, von in German)—that was subsequently dropped, as in "de Guzmán" (of Guzman) becoming simply Guzmán. While the disappearance of the preposition has been linked to toponymic by-names becoming inherited family names, it (dropping
187-408: The 75-year-old Belgian "Mr. 100 " Raymond Ceulemans was honors player of the tournament and could, after all, still occupy the seventh rank. The following table shows prize money and ranking points (only for USBA -players). The GA shows the g eneral a verage (all points ÷ all innings). In 2013 for the first time a competition for women was held. It took place from July 14 to 16, right before
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#1732779506345204-438: The growth of the burgher class in the cities, which partly developed due to migration from the countryside to cities. Also linked was the increased popularity of using the names of saints for naming new-borns, which reduced the pool of given-names in play and stimulated a popular demand (and personal desire) for by-names—which were helpful in distinguishing an individual among increasing numbers of like-named persons. In London in
221-401: The men's competition. Winner was world number one Therese Klompenhouwer from the Netherlands. She beat the four-time world champion Orie Hida from Japan 25:16 in 17 innings in the final. However Hida played the best individual average with 1,562. Klompenhouwer succeeded with 9 points in the best high run. In 2015 the women's tournament was called Jennifer Shim International. The tournament
238-640: The places in Poland named Maliszew , Maliszewo , or Maliszów . In anthroponymic terminology, toponymic surnames belong among topoanthroponyms (class of anthroponyms that are formed from toponyms). Verhoeven Open The Verhoeven Open is a three-cushion billiards tournament held in Flushing, Queens in the US state of New York. The event is sanctioned by the Union Mondiale de Billard and
255-430: The preposition) predates the trend of inherited family surnames. In England, this can be seen as early as the 11th century. And although there is some regional variation, a significant shift away from using the preposition can be seen during the 14th century. In some cases, the preposition coalesced (fused) into the name, such as Atwood (at wood) and Daubney (originating as de Albigni, from Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny ). In
272-485: The tournament in tribute to him. It was organized by the United States Billiard Association (USBA) as a member of the world federation Union Mondiale de Billard . The venue for the tournament is the Carom Café, which was founded by Sang Lee (not Ira Lee who is not related to Sang) and his friend Michael Kang , who was also one of the best players in the United States at that time. Contrary to most other tournaments it
289-440: Was not played in the set system, but to a predetermined score. The structure of the tournament has been changed several times since 2005. The inaugural event (2005) was won by Sweden's Torbjörn Blomdahl . The 2006 and 2007 editions were both dominated by Frédéric Caudron of Belgium. Roland Forthomme, also from Belgium, won it in 2008. The 2008 edition was the last time the event was named as Sang Lee International Open. After
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