Van Dalen

Van Dalen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Dalen", a town in the province of Drenthe. Variant spellings are "Van Daalen" and Van Daelen. The name sometimes may be a hypercorrection of the form Van Dale, with the meaning "from (the) valley". Notable people with the surname include:

Van Dalen

• Cornelis van Dalen (1885–1953), Dutch sports shooter
• Dirk van Dalen (born 1932), Dutch mathematician and historian
• Hugo van Dalen (1888–1967), Dutch pianist, composer and publisher
• Jan van Dalen (fl. 1632–1670), Flemish painter
• Jeanine van Dalen (born 1986), Dutch football defender
• Leon van Dalen (born 1979), Dutch football midfielder
• Lucy van Dalen (born 1988), New Zealand middle-distance runner
• Patricia van Dalen (born 1955), Venezuelan artist
• Peter van Dalen (born 1958), Dutch Christian Union politician
• Pieter van Dalen (born 1966), South African politician

Van Daalen

• Constantijn van Daalen (1884–1931), Dutch gymnast
• Eeldert Christiaan van Daalen (1822–1879), Royal Dutch East Indies kolonel
• Gotfried Coenraad Ernst van Daalen (1863–1930), Lieutenant General of the Royal Dutch East Indies
• Maria van Daalen (born 1950), pseudonym of Dutch poet and writer Maria de Rooij

Van Daelen

• Deborah van Daelen (born 1989), Dutch volleyball player

Van Dale

• Anton van Dale (1638–1708), Dutch Mennonite preacher, physician and writer
• Danick Vandale (born 1992), Canadian racing cyclist
• Johan Hendrik van Dale (1838–1872), Dutch teacher, archivist, and lexicographer (creator of the Van Dale dictionary)
• Leah Van Dale (born 1987), American professional wrestler, dancer and model

See also

• Van Dale, leading dictionary of the Dutch language
• Van Daele, Flemish surname
• Van Daalen River, river in Western New Guinea