Who can translate this word from swedish in english: vanderbilt?

Question

Who can translate this word from swedish in english: vanderbilt?

Answer 1

van der Bilt is not Swedish, it's Dutch.

Answer 2

vanderbilt is a Dutch or Flemish name.

It is made one word now, but it comes from the three words: van der Bilt.

Van means from, der means the, but Bilt is not as easy to translate. It is not a word as such in the Dutch/Flemish language.

There is a name of a town, De Bilt, which might be the source of the name, but that is just a guess.

Answer 3

The Vanderbilt's are a Dutch/American family. You may know them from the University. The name could only be translated as From the Bilt, the Bilt is a small village in Holland.