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Country Stars: Leroy Van Dyke
Leroy

Name origin: Old French

Name meaning: The king

 
Van

Name origin: Dutch

Name meaning: Form of Von

 
Dyke

Name origin: English

Name meaning: from Middle English diche, dike, Old English dīc ‘dike’, ‘earthwork’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a ditcher or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch or dike. The medieval dike was larger and more prominent than the modern ditch, and was usually constructed for purposes of defense rather than drainage.

 
 
 
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