von der Ahe
Appearance
Origin | |
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Word/name | German |
Meaning | from the Ahe (either a place or a river) |
Region of origin | Germany, Netherlands |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Van der Ahe |
von der Ahe is a locational surname of German origin, which means a person who lived by a creek, derived from ahe, "running water", "stream".[1] An alternative, related meaning is "from the Ahe", where there are several rivers and towns named Ahe in Germany. The name may refer to:
- Charles Von der Ahe (1882–1973), American businessman, founder of Vons supermarket chain
- Chris von der Ahe (1851–1913), American businessman, baseball team owner in St. Louis
- Fred Vonder Ahe (1828–1905), German pioneer of Oregon
- Jess von der Ahe (born 1966), American artist
- Wilfred Von der Ahe (1910–1998), American businessman, son of Charles
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Von der Ahe Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 10 January 2016.