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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Vliet, topographic surname for someone who lived by a brook, from vliet (“brook”).
Proper noun
Vliet (plural Vliets)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vliet is the 34539th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 655 individuals. Vliet is most common among White (94.96%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
- (Utrecht) First attested as flieta in 918-948. Derived from Old Dutch fliet (“running watercourse”); see vliet. Named after a former castle.
- (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vliet n
- A hamlet and former municipality of Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “vliet”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN