Van Noort

Van Noort is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) north". Among variant forms are Noort, Van de Noort, and Van Noordt. Before 1811 the spellings "Noordt" and "Noort" were interchangeable.[1] People with this name include:

  • Aat van Noort (1908–1998), Dutch middle-distance runner
  • Adam van Noort (1561/62–1641), Flemish painter and draughtsman, son of Lambert
  • Anthoni van Noordt (c.1619–1675), Dutch composer and organist, nephew of Sybrandt
  • Ginie Van De Noort (born 1979), French journalist and television presenter
  • Jan van Noordt (1623–1681), Dutch landscape, portrait and allegory painter
  • Joël van Noort (born 1980s), Dutch Rubik's Cube speedsolver
  • Lambert van Noort (1520–1571), Dutch painter and architect active in Antwerp, father of Adam
  • Olivier van Noort (1558–1627), Dutch merchant captain and the first Dutchman to circumnavigate the world
  • Pieter van Noort (1622–1672), Dutch still life painter
  • Roald van Noort (born 1960), Dutch water polo player
  • Sybrandus van Noordt (1659–1705), Dutch composer and keyboardist

See also
  • Van Oort

References
  1. Noort, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
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