Varela

Derived from Spanish vara “stick”. It may have originally been given to one who used a stick in his line of work, for example an animal herder.
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Van Wieren

Means “from Wieren”. This is the name of towns in Frisia and other parts of the Netherlands, which mean “seaweed”.
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Van Wegberg

Means “from Wegberg”, a small town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, close to the Dutch border. It is derived from old German weg “way, path, road” and berg “mountain”.
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