2-508: Van Winkle is a Dutch surname. It is the Anglicization of Van Winkel , meaning "from shop" in modern Dutch, but originating as "from Winkel", a number of places in the Low Countries and Germany. Perhaps the most famous Van Winkle is the title character of " Rip Van Winkle ", an 1819 short story by Washington Irving. People with the surname include: Winkel (surname) Winkel is
4-537: A Dutch and Low German toponymic surname . While winkel means "shop" in modern Dutch, its original meaning was "corner" or "enclosed piece of land", and the surname is thought to be toponymic only. Among multiple places named (de/'t) Winkel , Winkel, North Holland is known to be at the origin of several families with the name. Variant forms include De Winkel , Te Winkel , Van Winkel , Van de Winkel , Winckel , Winkels and Aus dem Winckel . People with these surnames include: Van Winkle , Anglicized form of
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