Phonetic rendering of the Dutch surname 'Van Doren / Van Dern' (with the Dutch 'van' rendered as
范 and a middle-dot separating it from the rest of the name, the standard convention for Western names). The most famous bearer in Chinese subtitles is typically Mamie Van Doren or characters in dubbed Western films; the
范 +
德 +
伦 string is chosen purely for sound, not meaning.
