Yes, it's probably from Germany. Hint: if something has a "von" in front of it, it's probably either German or Austrian. If it's a "van" it's Dutch.
The word FROM in German is von
Otto Von Bismark
Von Steuben.
Otto Von Bismarck.
The name Red Baron originated from Baron Manfred Von Richthofen. The Baron flew a Fokker Plane that was painted red, he was a WWI German Pilot that died at the age of 25 years.
The name of the German inventor, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin a general and aeronaut
From the German "Von Der Burg" (From the Castle). When spoken in German, "Von Der Burg" sounds almost identical to Funderburk. So "Johnny Funderburk" would have been "Johnny, from the Castle".
Yes, Otto Von- a German ststesman
German.
Karl von Drais
It's German. Ritter is knight.
"Von" used in a German name typically indicates nobility or aristocratic lineage. It translates to "of" or "from" and is placed before the family surname to convey noble ancestry.
his real name was Manfred Von Richthofen. He was a German baron who flew in the German airforce during WWI. To this day, he holds the record of most aviator kills. 80 of them.
it means "of Schierschmidt." See the related question below for more information about the German word "von" in a name.
Manfred von Richtofen
Otto Von Bismarck
Von is the German word for of or from. Used in a name it means of the family name e.g. John von Neumann of or from a place e.g. Hans von Duisberg ; "von" is not capitalized, unless it begins a sentence - for instance, "A book by von Humboldt", but "Von Humboldt wrote this book."