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von (vän; Ger fō̂n)

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

Etymology: Ger

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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