von

In Germany and Austria, von is defined as of or from and goes before a surname (family name) to show the family relationship or the place of origin.

(noun)

An example of von used in a name is in Ludwig von Mises, which means Ludwig of Mises.

See von in Webster's New World College Dictionary

of or from: in German, Austrian, etc. family names, von precedes a place name and together they indicate traditional place of origin

also Von

Origin: Ger

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