von

American  

[von, fawn, fuhn] / vɒn, fɔn, fən /

preposition

1. from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility).

   Paul von Hindenburg.

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Example Sentences

Konstantin von Notz, an MP who is deputy chief of the intelligence oversight committee, told AFP Friday that the scale of the suspected attacks was "extremely worrying".

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

On Friday, a high level delegation from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's office arrived in Budapest for informal talks with Tisza officials, led by Péter Magyar.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen echoed his sentiment in a speech on Monday.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

"It is very important that we work intensively with the new Hungarian government," EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

On New Year’s Eve in 1866, Mendel wrote to the Swiss plant physiologist Carl von Nägeli in Munich, enclosing a description of his experiments.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee