Van Dalen

Van Dalen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Dalen", a town in the province of Drenthe. Variant spellings are "Van Daalen" and Van Daelen. The name sometimes may be a hypercorrection of the form Van Dale, with the meaning "from (the) valley". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Van Dalen
 * Cornelis van Dalen (1885–1953), Dutch sports shooter
 * Dirk van Dalen (born 1932), Dutch mathematician and historian
 * (1888–1967), Dutch pianist, composer and publisher
 * Jan van Dalen (fl. 1632–1670), Flemish painter
 * Jeanine van Dalen (born 1986), Dutch football defender
 * Leon van Dalen (born 1979), Dutch football midfielder
 * Lucy van Dalen (born 1988), New Zealand middle-distance runner
 * Patricia van Dalen (born 1955), Venezuelan artist
 * Peter van Dalen (born 1958), Dutch Christian Union politician
 * Pieter van Dalen (born 1966), South African politician


 * Van Daalen
 * Constantijn van Daalen (1884–1931), Dutch gymnast
 * (1822–1879), Royal Dutch East Indies kolonel
 * Gotfried Coenraad Ernst van Daalen (1863–1930), Lieutenant General of the Royal Dutch East Indies
 * Maria van Daalen (born 1950), pseudonym of Dutch poet and writer Maria de Rooij


 * Van Daelen
 * (born 1989), Dutch volleyball player


 * Van Dale
 * Anton van Dale (1638–1708), Dutch Mennonite preacher, physician and writer
 * Danick Vandale (born 1992), Canadian racing cyclist
 * Johan Hendrik van Dale (1838–1872), Dutch teacher, archivist, and lexicographer (creator of the Van Dale dictionary)
 * Leah Van Dale (born 1987), American professional wrestler, dancer and model