Van der Weele explained

Van der Weele or Van der Weel is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the weel". Weel is a Zeelandic form of Dutch wiel, a pool or small lake formed by a dyke breach.^[1] People with this name include:

• Herman Johannes van der Weele (1852–1930), Dutch painter
• Herman Willem van der Weele (1879–1910), Dutch entomologist, son of Herman Johannes
• Lilian Janse-van der Weele (born 1973), Dutch Reformed Political Party politician
• Fleur van der Weel (born 1970), Dutch illustrator
• Zoe van der Weel (born 1990), British-Norwegian handball player

See also

• Van der Wiel, Dutch surname of the same origin
• Van de Wiele, Belgian surname of the same origin

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Weele%2C+van+der&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=eq&taal= Weele, van der