Vliet
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Vliet is a Dutch name meaning "flows". As a surname it is often extended into the Dutch Van
, van, de or der Vliet.
Van (Dutch)
Van is a preposition in the Dutch and Afrikaans languages, meaning "of" or "from". It is also a common prefix in Dutch surnames , as in Vincent van Gogh or Marco van Basten...
, van, de or der Vliet.
Places in the Netherlands
- Vliet (canal)Vliet (canal)The Vliet is a canal in the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It starts at the Oude Rijn at Leiden and joins the Delfshavense Schie canal at Delft...
, a canal in the province of South Holland - Vliet (Utrecht)Vliet (Utrecht)Vliet is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located about 1 km southwest of the city of Oudewater, on the south bank of the Hollandsche IJssel....
, a hamlet in the province of Utrecht - Steenbergse VlietSteenbergse VlietThe Steenbergse Vliet is a small river in North Brabant, the Netherlands. It rises near Steenbergen and flows into the Volkerak, which is part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta....
, a canal in the province of North Brabant - Asopos de VlietAsopos de VlietAsopos de Vliet is a Leiden based students' rowing club, taking its membership primarily from Leiden University, the Netherlands.The female-only rowing club De Vliet was founded in 1905, taking its name after one of the waters in Leiden...
, a rowing club at Leiden University
People
- Stewart Van VlietStewart Van VlietStewart Leonard Van Vliet , was a United States Army officer who fought on the side of the Union during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, Union general of the American Civil War - Captain BeefheartCaptain BeefheartDon Van Vliet January 15, 1941 December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called The Magic Band, active between 1965 and 1982, with whom he recorded 12...
, the stage name of Don Van Vliet, an American musician and painter - Hendrick Cornelisz van Vliet, Dutch painter
- Jan van VlietJan van VlietJan van Vliet , also known as Janus Ulitius, was one of the 17th century pioneers of Germanic philology....
, German philologist - Nel van VlietNel van VlietPetronella van Vliet was a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There she won the gold medal in the women's 200 m breaststroke.-References:...
, Dutch Olympic swimmer - Arie van VlietArie van VlietArie van Vliet was a Dutch racing cyclist, olympic champion in track cycling.He received a gold medal in 1000 m time trial and a silver medal in individual sprint at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.-References:...
, Dutch Olympic cycler - Eddy van VlietEddy Van VlietEduard Léon Juliaan van Vliet was a Belgian writer and lawyer. He graduated in law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The fact that his father left his family, played an important role in his poetry....
, Belgian writer and lawyer - Maury Van VlietMaury Van VlietMaurice Lewis Van Vliet, OC was a USA-born Canadian academic who taught physical education and fitness....
, Canadian physical education academic - Tony Van VlietTony Van VlietAnthony "Tony" Van Vliet was an Australian politician. A teacher by profession, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as the Australian Labor Party member for Waverley Province at the 1982 state election, but died suddenly before he could be sworn in.Van Vliet was born and raised in...
, Australian politician - Chris Van VlietChris Van VlietChristopher "Chris" Van Vliet is a television personality and an Entertainment reporter for CBS Cleveland Affiliate, WOIO. He is the former co-host of the Sun TV show Inside Jam! and the former co-host of Razer's 969 program...
, Canadian television personality - Patricia van der VlietPatricia van der VlietPatricia van der Vliet is a Dutch fashion model, who placed fourth in the fourth cycle of the reality television show Holland's Next Top Model.-Early life:She was born in Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands...
, Dutch fashion model - Albert Van de ViletAlbert Van de ViletAlbert Van de Vilet was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event at both 1948 and 1952.-References:*...
, Belgian Olympic canoeist - HunzHunzHunz is an electronic pop music group from Brisbane, Australia. The name Hunz can refer to either the group or its composer, keyboardist and vocalist, Hans van Vliet....
, (Hans van Vliet), Australian electronic pop musician of the band Hunz - Kevin van Vliet, Maltese legend