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De Vries

De Vries

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De Vries is one of the most common Dutch surnames.[1] It indicates a geographical origin: "Vriesland" is an old spelling of the Dutch province of Friesland (Frisia). Hence, "de Vries" means "the Frisian". The name has been modified to "DeVries", "deVries", or "Devries" in other countries.

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Fictional people

  • Alicia DeVries drop commando and captain of the alpha synth starship Megaera from the novel Path of the Fury by David Weber
  • Cassandra de Vries director of the dataDyne corporation from the Perfect Dark video game series
  • Hugo De Vries an adversary of Inspector Morse, featured in the episode Masonic Mysteries
  • Piter De Vries a twisted Mentat in the 1965 novel Dune
  • Tissaia de Vries a sorceress in The Witcher series
  • Leon De Vries South African mining supervisor and secondary antagonist in the 2020 horror game Amnesia: Rebirth

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References

  1. "Ronald P. de Vries's research works | Utrecht University, Utrecht (UU) and other places". Retrieved 26 March 2023.

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