ROYEN

Van RoyenorVan Roijenis a Dutchtoponymic surname. "Rooij" or "Roij" was a local term for many towns ending with "rode" or "roij", likeNistelrode,Sint-Oedenrode,StramproyandWanroij. This suffix itself means "a clearing made by men".Notable people with the surname include: Adriaan van Royen(1704–1779), Dutch physician and botanistHeleen van Royen(born 1965), Dutch novelist and columnistHerman van Roijen(1905–1991), Dutch diplomat and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1946Marjon van Royen(born 1957), Dutch journalist and foreign news correspondentWillem Hendrik Wilhelmus van Royen(1672–1742), Dutch game still life and animal genre painterWillem Frederiksz van Royen(c.1645–1723), Dutch still life and flower painter Snel van Royen Rudolph Snel van Royen(1546–1613), Dutch linguist and mathematicianWillebrord Snel van Royen(1580–1626), Dutch astronomer and mathematician, son of Rudolph