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 * (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 * (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 * (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 Provided by Wikipedia