Van Dalen
# 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 [ca; it; nl; ru] (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 [id; nl] (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 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
