Van Slyke

Van Slyke or Van Slycke is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "of/from Slyke". The Dictionary of American Family Names published by Oxford University Press documents the two most likely meanings of the word "Slyke" here:[1]

  1. from Middle Dutch slijcke "mire", "marshy place" (modern Dutch slijk)
  2. from a place named after this word, such as Slijkenburg in Friesland, Slijkewijck in Gelderland or possibly Slik in North Holland

People with the surname Van Slyke

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References

  1. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American family names. Oxford, UK New York: Oxford University Press. p. 996. ISBN 9780195081374.
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