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:*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Surnames''']
:*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Surnames''']
:*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Given Names''']
:*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Given Names''']
 
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==Surnames==
==Surnames==
*The particle "de" is found as a prefix to many Dutch surnames, as in for instance "de Wit", "de Bruyn" and "de Kock"; this is generally understood to mean "the" as in "the White", "the Brown" and "the Cook" in the examples.
*The particle "de" is found as a prefix to many Dutch surnames, as in for instance "de Wit", "de Bruyn" and "de Kock"; this is generally understood to mean "the" as in "the White", "the Brown" and "the Cook" in the examples.