Versluis

Versluis Meaning & Origin

About Versluis
The surname Versluis is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "vers" meaning fresh or new, and "sluis" meaning lock or sluice. Therefore, the surname Versluis can be interpreted as "fresh lock" or "new sluice." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked with locks or sluices, or it could have been a topographic name for someone living near a new or recently constructed lock.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Versluis is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Versluis: 517
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 42030
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.18

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Versluis based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRSLS
🗽 NYSIIS
VA
🔊 Soundex
V062402
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
V ER1 S L UW0 IH0 Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈvərsluɪz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRSLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
V624

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Versluis in Braille

Here's how to represent Versluis in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Versluis in braille

How to sign the name Versluis using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Versluis using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Versluis in sign language

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