Titel: Holland
Skrivet av: Jan M Keus skrivet 2015-03-25, 21:16
Britt, du skrev. En undran är ju till vilken av de av dig, Jan, angivna kategorierna som namnet är hänförbart.
Hva mener du med dette? Er det opprinnelsen til navnet du mener? Jeg antydet i begynnelsen at slekten er temmelig utbredt, adelig (utdød) og personer som kommer fra stedet Asperen. Dette sier Wikipedia om stedet Asperen
Asperen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Lingewaal, and lies about 10 km east of Gorinchem on the river Linge. It received city rights in 1313. In Roman times Asperen was the location of the Roman settlement Caspingium from which it takes its name. In 2001, the village of Asperen had 2932 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.72 km², and contained 1087 residences. The statistical area Asperen, which also includes the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3060. Until 1986, Asperen was a separate municipality; until that year, it was located in the province of South Holland.
Dirk Willems was a notable resident, as a sixteenth-century martyred Anabaptist - most famous for his act, after escaping from prison, of turning around to rescue his pursuer, who had fallen through thin ice while chasing Willems. This resulted in Willems being recaptured, then tortured and killed for his faith.
A number of family surnames and variations originate from this place name, such as Van Asperen, Asperenn, Asperenns, Asperens, Asperene, Asperenes, Asper, Asperren, Aspperen and Aspperens.
Den nobiliserte slekten Van Asperen var i utgangspunkt en yngre gren av ridderslekten Van Arkel. Mellom 1269-1272 omtales en Johan (!) van Asperen, oppgitt som sønn av Herr Otto Van Asperen & Heukelom, bror av Jan den Første av Arkel. Slekten beskrives av Korteweg i verket De Middeleeuwsche Heeren van Asperen (1952). Du kan også lese forklaringen av navnet ved å gå til hjemmesiden av Meertens Instituut.