# Van Loon

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**Van Loon** (vɑn ˈloːn) is a [Dutch language](/source/Dutch_language) [toponymic surname](/source/Toponymic_surname).

*Loon*, an [Old Dutch](/source/Old_Dutch) [dative](/source/Dative) plural of *Lo* meaning 'near/in the woods',[1] is part of the name of multiple towns (e.g. [Borgloon](/source/Borgloon) and [Loon op Zand](/source/Loon_op_Zand)) and two medieval counties in the Low Countries.

Notable people with the surname include:

- [Van Loon (family)](/source/Van_Loon_(family)), Dutch noble family
- [Agnes van Loon](/source/Agnes_van_Loon) (1150–1191), duchess consort of Bavaria
- [Annewies van Loon](/source/Annewies_van_Loon) (1793–1877), Dutch art collector better known as Annewies van Winter
- [Antonius van Loon](/source/Antonius_van_Loon) (1888–1962), Dutch tug of war competitor
- [Borin Van Loon](/source/Borin_Van_Loon) (born 1976), British illustrator
- [Emmo van Loon](/source/Emmo_van_Loon) (died 1078 AD), count of the [County of Loon](/source/County_of_Loon)
- [Gerardus van Loon](/source/Gerardus_van_Loon), an alternate name for Olympic sport shooter Dirk Boest Gips
- [Giselbert van Loon](/source/Giselbert_van_Loon) (c. 980 – c. 1045), count of the County of Loon
- [Hendrik Willem van Loon](/source/Hendrik_Willem_van_Loon) (1882–1944), Dutch-American historian and journalist - *[Van Loon's Lives](/source/Van_Loon's_Lives)*, his 1942 book
- [Johan van Loon](/source/Johan_van_Loon) (1934–2020), Dutch ceramist and textile artist
- [Jordy van Loon](/source/Jordy_van_Loon) (born 1993), Dutch child singer
- [Julienne van Loon](/source/Julienne_van_Loon) (born 1970), Australian writer
- [Larry Van Loon](/source/Larry_Van_Loon), member of The Shaun Murphy Band
- [Lawrence Gwyn van Loon](/source/Lawrence_Gwyn_van_Loon) (1903–1985), American general practitioner, historical linguist and forger
- [Louise Van Loon](/source/Louise_Van_Loon) (1905–1987), American wife of Reginald Sheffield
- [Maria van Loon-Heinsberg](/source/Mary_of_Looz-Heinsberg) (1424–1502), countess consort
- [Martine van Loon](/source/Martine_van_Loon) (born 1972), Dutch singer
- [Peeter van Loon](/source/Peeter_van_Loon) (ca. 1600–1660), Flemish painter
- [Patrick van Loon](/source/Patrick_van_Loon) (born 1974), Dutch judoka
- [Paul van Loon](/source/Paul_van_Loon) (born 1955), Dutch children's author and singer
- [Richard J. Van Loon](/source/Richard_J._Van_Loon) (born 1940), Canadian academic and civil servant
- [Theodoor van Loon](/source/Theodoor_van_Loon) (1581 or 1582–1649), Flemish Baroque painter
- [Ton van Loon](/source/Ton_van_Loon) (born 1956), Dutch general
- [Willem van Loon](/source/Willem_van_Loon) (1891–1975), Dutch tug of war competitor

## See also

- [Van Loan](/source/Van_Loan), a variant spelling
- [Albertus Van Loon House](/source/Albertus_Van_Loon_House), historic building in Athens, New York
- [Atlas van Loon](/source/Atlas_van_Loon), a 17th-century 18-volume atlas by Frederik Willem van Loon
- [Dirk Van Loon House](/source/Dirk_Van_Loon_House), historic home in Pella, Iowa
- [Jan Van Loon House](/source/Jan_Van_Loon_House), historic building in Athens, New York
- [Museum Van Loon](/source/Museum_Van_Loon), museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- [Slag Boom Van Loon](/source/Slag_Boom_Van_Loon), musical act and eponymous album featuring Mike Paradinas
- [Van Loon Glacier](/source/Van_Loon_Glacier), glacier in Antarctica
- [Van Loon Wildlife Area](/source/Van_Loon_Wildlife_Area), [La Crosse County, Wisconsin](/source/La_Crosse_County,_Wisconsin) [\[1\]](http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/wildlifeareas/vanloon.html) - [Bridge No. 4 (Van Loon Wildlife Area)](/source/Bridge_No._4_(Van_Loon_Wildlife_Area)), a bridge on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
- [Van Loon's law](/source/Van_Loon's_law), an aphorism attributed to Hendrik Willem van Loon
- *Who Killed Van Loon?*, a 1948 [film noir](/source/Film_noir) produced by [Hammer Films](/source/Hammer_Films) of England

## References

1. [Loon (sen toponym](http://www.etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/loon2)) in etymologiebank.nl

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