Van der Ham or Van den Ham is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the ham". The Dutch word ham (as well as hem) only survives in place names and used to refer to alluvial land in a curve of a river.[1][2] Several places exist with the name Ham or Den Ham so that the surname, especially in the form Van Ham, could refer to a specific location. Notable people with the surname include:
- Van der Ham
- Boris van der Ham (born 1973), Dutch actor and politician
- Joanna Vanderham (born 1991), Scottish actress
- Katarina Van Derham (born 1975), Slovak-American model, actress, and publisher
- Michael van der Ham (born 1985), Dutch womenswear designer
- Van den Ham
- Marieke van den Ham (born 1983), Dutch water polo player
- Michael van den Ham (born 1992), Canadian cyclo-cross cyclist
- Van Ham
- Herman van Ham (1931–2012), Dutch head chef
- Meindert van Ham (also Meindert van den Hamm; c.1470– aft.1545), military commander from Hamm
References edit
- ^ Ham, van den/ der at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
- ^ Ham at etymologiebank.nl
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