What is "verbruggen"

Verbruggen, Verbrugghen, Verbrugge and Verbrugghe are Dutch toponymic surnames. They are a contraction of "van der Brugge(n)", meaning "from the bridge". Notable people with the surname include:

Verbruggen:

• Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen (1635–1681), Flemish painter (father)
• Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger (1664–1730), Flemish painter (son)
• Hein Verbruggen (born 1941), Dutch International Olympic Committee member
• Hendrik Frans Verbruggen (1654–1724), Flemish sculptor
• :nl:Jan Verbruggen (1712–1781), Dutch painter and master founder
• John Verbruggen (died 1708), English actor, husband of Susanna
• Marion Verbruggen (born 1950), Dutch recorder player
• Susanna Verbruggen (c. 1667 – 1703), English actor, wife of John

Verbrugghen:

• Henri Verbrugghen (1873–1934), Belgian conductor and violinist
• Pieter Verbrugghen I (1615–1686), Flemish sculptor, father of Hendrik Frans Verbruggen

Verbrugge:

• Carel Verbrugge (1926–1985), Dutch singer, actor and radio/TV personality known as "Willy Alberti"
• Cyrille Verbrugge (1866–1929), Belgian fencer
• Jean Verbrugge (1896–1964), Belgian fencer
• Sven Verbrugge (born 1967), Belgian sidecar cross rider
• Willy Albertina Verbrugge (born 1945), Dutch singer and actress known as "Willeke Alberti"

Verbrugghe:

• Albert Verbrugghe, Belgian crime victim
• Brecht Verbrugghe (born 1982), Belgian footballer
• Henri Verbrugghe (1929–2009), Belgian sprint canoeist
• Rik Verbrugghe (born 1974), Belgian road racing cyclist