Vliet

Borrowed from Dutch Vliet, topographic surname for someone who lived by a brook, from vliet (“brook”).

Vliet (plural Vliets)

1. A surname from Dutch.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vliet is the 34539^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 655 individuals. Vliet is most common among White (94.96%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vliet”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Levit, Levit.

• (Utrecht) First attested as flieta in 918-948. Derived from Old Dutch fliet (“running watercourse”); see vliet. Named after a former castle.
• (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /vlit/

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• Hyphenation: Vliet
• Rhymes: -it
• Homophone: vliet

Vliet n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “vliet”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN