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法国的贵族中间名是 德

日耳曼von 意思是from。来自大日耳曼(地区)的那一批人。贵族一般都是von，具体时间不知道

Particularly between the late 18th and early 20th century when an increasing number of unlanded commoners were ennobled, the "von" was typically simply put in front of a person's surname. When a person by the common occupational surname of "Meyer" received nobility, they would thus simply become "von Meyer".