Brief Life History of Dirk
When Dirk van Arkel was born in 1400, in Leerdam, Holland, Netherlands, his father, Jan V van Arkel, was 38 and his mother, Johanna von Jülich-Geldern, was 32.
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World Events (3)
1460
The courtyard Episcopal palace at Atrecht had witch burnings.
1477
Beginning of the rule of the Austrian Habsburgs.
1506
The Netherlands is inherited by the future Habsburg Emperor and King of Spain Charles V.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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