The history of Dutch names can be divided into four periods:
- Dominance of Germanic names.
- The appearance of the names of Christian saints.
- Children began to be named after relatives.
- Names borrowed from other languages appeared.
As a rule, a Dutch citizen has several names at once. The state does not limit their number, however, there are rarely more than five of them. Residents who profess Protestantism give children one or two names, Catholics - three or more, one of which must be chosen according to the church calendar.
How are they chosen?
Traditionally, the name of the Dutch boy is given in honor of the next of kin. The name can be composed of several at once, for example, from the name of the father and mother.
In the pre-war period, the first boy in the family received the name of his grandfather on his father's side, the second - the name of his grandfather on his mother's side. Subsequent sons received names in honor of relatives, or parents called them any name they liked. Since for a long time there was a high infant mortality in Holland, if the first son died before the birth of a brother, then a younger brother could receive the same name. If a boy was born after his father died, then he received his name.
List of options in Russian
Male names can be used in several forms at once. They are divided into ordinary (secular), church and diminutive. For official documents it is allowed to use any of these forms.
List of male Dutch names:
- Adrian– “from Hadria”, a strong personality, developed altruism and philanthropy.
- Alphonse- translates as "noble".
- Bartholomeus– “son” Talmey”, is interested in knowledge only to reflect the inner world.
- Bastian- “from Sebeist”, from an early age he tries to dominate, voluntarily goes into conflict with a stronger opponent.
- Budevin- "supporting a friend", striving for recognition, conscientious and reliable.
- Valentine- “healthy, strong”, capable of sacrifice for the sake of a great goal.
- viet means "ruler of the army".
- Willem- "helmet", has a developed intuition, gives rise to many new ideas.
- Harm- “army man”, prone to continuous movement, loves to change places.
- Gastaaf- “pertaining to meditation”, values stability, this often becomes the reason for his loneliness.
- Hermann- translates as "close, dear."
- Gird- “spear”, sociable and cheerful, easily and often makes acquaintances.
- Godfried- "God's world", a person of fine mental organization, can be slightly withdrawn and uncommunicative.
- Daan– “God is my judge”, a symbol of reliability, always knows what needs to be done.
- Daniel- "God's judgment" - pleasant to others, always cheerful and friendly.
- Dederik– the “king of the nation”, tries to be the main one, even if this desire is unjustified in a particular situation.
- Jaap- "displacer", sociable, always finds a common language with others.
- Jell- "helmet", a talented cheerful person, able to quickly acquire knowledge.
- Gerben- "bear spear", predisposed to the life of an ascetic, capable of sacrifice for the sake of a great goal.
- Gervaas- translates as "employee of the spear."
- Jerg- "farmer", appreciates stability in life and strives for a quiet and peaceful existence.
- Jerlak- “spear game”, a person with idealistic inclinations, affectionate and amorous.
- jeroen- “holy name”, has increased demands on others.
- Jeff- “multiplying”, loves loneliness, however, it does not burden him.
- Jijs- “bright”, distinguished by courage and independence, has a pronounced self-will.
- Gillis- “child”, characterized by excessive curiosity.
- jockem- "established by God", has qualities that allow him to occupy a leading position.
- jordaan- “flowing down”, rarely needs support, but he himself provides it only in a critical situation.
- jup– “God is good”, ready to give up personal happiness for the well-being of another person.
- Just– “Fair”, resolute and responsible, has a quick reaction.
- Diderik- "king of nations", there is an innate creativity.
- Theodur- "God's gift", a bright, non-trivial person who is looking for an application for his abilities.
- Theunis- translates as "invaluable."
- Ignaas– “ignorant”, perceives loneliness as an obligatory attribute of freedom.
- Karelian means "human".
- Casper- “bearer of treasures”, knows how to convince others that he is right.
- Keon- "bold adviser", the owner of a fiery soul.
- constant- “steady”, has a stormy love life, puts honesty and decency first.
- Christian- "follower of Christ" can become a good friend, ready to sacrifice everything for the sake of someone else's well-being.
- Xander- "protector of humanity"
- Marten- “from Mars”, sometimes looks modest, but actually has ambitions and plans.
- Lammert- “bright land”, likes to live in dreams, much of what he has conceived easily comes true.
- Lieven- “beloved, dear friend”, has charm and charm, is worthy of lofty feelings.
- Lodwijk- "famous warrior", conservative, trying to create a comfortable environment around him and live in it.
- Lawrence- "from Lorentum", a charming person who will make a pleasant company.
- Ludger– “stab people”, emotionally restrained and sensitive, has a sense of tact.
- Luuk- “from Lucania”, knows how to speak beautifully, has the art of calming.
- Mass- The "twin", receptive to his surroundings, quickly feels the change in the atmosphere among loved ones.
- Marijn- “from the sea”, spends most of his energy on understanding the world and a positive outlook on life.
- Mattijs– “God’s gift”, appreciates beauty and art, loves to surround himself with comfort.
- menno- “strength”, capable of selflessness, devoted to friends and loved ones.
- Miss- “beloved son”, the family plays an important role for him and influences his orientation in life.
- Morits- "dark-skinned", is an obsessive perfectionist, loves order in everything.
- Moses- “born, son”, cheerful, often jokes and goes through life with his head up.
- Nicholas- translates as "victory of the people."
- augustijn- “venerable”, looks down on others, often you have to make important decisions for others.
- Pepijn means "seed of fruit".
- Petrus- “rock, stone”, distinguished by stubbornness and leadership qualities.
- Povel- “small”, by nature an introvert, very secretive.
- Radbud- "bold adviser", responsible, you can rely on him in any situation.
- Rembrandt- “sword of wisdom”, has excellent intuition, adapts well to various conditions.
- Rodolphe- "famous wolf", strives for leadership, does not tolerate lies.
- Ruben- "contemplator", in a relationship prefers to rely entirely on a partner.
- Roosevelt- “rosary”, it’s hard to make new acquaintances, however, for friends he is ready to make any sacrifices.
- Sjaak- "displacer", in order to achieve the goal, he is ready to use all resources and bring the matter to the end.
- Sebastiaan- “from Sebast”, sometimes capricious and too emotional, nevertheless he has a good soul.
- Simen- “listening”, prefers to contemplate the world from the outside.
- Staas- “restoring”, makes excessive demands on himself and others.
- Stephanus- "crown", wants to stand out from the gray mass.
- Theunis- “invaluable”, easily wins people over, strives to be in the company all the time.
- Walter- The "ruler of the army", sociable and insightful, has an excellent memory.
- Fiel- "lucky", is distinguished by a special passion.
- floris- “blooming”, scrupulousness and accuracy are characteristic.
- France– “free”, has a vulnerable creative nature.
- froude- “wise”, tries to be fair in everything.
- Hein- “home ruler”, strive for a good life, does not tolerate poverty and deprivation.
- Heald- "battle", wins people over, is able to infect others with his ideas.
- Schuyler- “Defender”, distinguished by nobility, tries to be fair in everything.
- euoud- “legitimate ruler”, comprehensively developed, values a good life more than friendship.
The Dutch Social Insurance Bank De Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) has been keeping statistics on the names of the state since 2007. Every quarter, he introduces visitors to a list of the 20 most popular names. In 2014, the top three among men were the names: Daan, Brahm and Milan. At first glance, they are easy to pronounce, however, more and more newborns are called them every year. If parents decide to call their son a Dutch name, they should pay attention not only to how it sounds, but also to its translation into Russian.
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Dutch (Dutch) and Flemish names
Dutch female names
The Netherlands (Holland) is a state in Western Europe, which borders on Germany and Belgium. The capital of Holland is Amsterdam.
The official languages are Dutch and Frisian.
Two indigenous groups of the population - the Dutch and the Frisians, as well as many immigrants.
Dutch belongs to the West Germanic subgroup of the Germanic languages. It is common in the Netherlands and the Flemish part of Belgium (Flanders).
Dutch female names
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When we talk about Holland, we invariably remember tulips, mills, cheese and, of course, Dutch surnames, which are easily recognizable all over the world by the prefixes -van, -van der, -de. And few people know that names in the Netherlands not only appeared much earlier than surnames, but are still more important for the Dutch. And the surname, one might say, is a historical curiosity. During the conquest of Holland by Napoleon, the local population was ordered to acquire surnames without which the Dutch did just fine. They frivolously believed that the surname was a temporary whim of the new authorities and were called the first word that came to mind. Times have changed, but surnames, some of which are difficult to pronounce by the “owners” themselves, have remained.
Ancient Dutch names.
Male and female Dutch names are diverse and have an ancient history. The Dutch are the direct descendants of the German Batavian tribe, who were influenced by the Roman Empire, the French monarchy, the German Empire, and Spain. All these cultures have left their mark on the Dutch name-book.
There are especially many names of ancient Germanic origin. Values these Dutch names often associated with war, heroism, courage - Radbaud (brave), Lambert (bright land) and his female form Lambert, Matilda (powerful battle), Rembrand (sword of the law), Ferdinand (brave path).
A separate group is formed by popular in Holland Frisian names- Remko (council), Timo (people), Femke, Fenna, having the word "peace" in their composition.
Christian names and Western European borrowings.
The Dutch began to use Christian names for a very long time. Catholics name children according to the Catholic calendar, using Latin and secular forms of names - Martinus, Johannes, Petrus, Martin, Jean, Johan, Peter, Pierre. This included some names of ancient Germanic origin - Rudolf, Albert. Protestants prefer names from the Old Testament - Rachel (Rachel), Aaron, Abel.
In the second half of the 20th century, English, French, Spanish and other names poured into the Dutch language. Russian names were not left without attention. Borrowed names are used by the Dutch in their original and adapted form - Fleur, Dylan, Rita, Anya, Tanya, Sven, Lars, Shaq (Jacques), Giovanni (Giovanni), Charlotte (Charlotte).
modern education.
As you can see, Dutch parents have great opportunities to choose a beautiful name for their child from a huge number of names. Moreover, the law does not limit their number, a child can be called five names. But even this is not enough. Sometimes names are formed from the words of the modern Dutch language - Sterre (star), Madeleif (chamomile). In addition, children are registered under any name - Maria and Margaretta (full forms), Yonees (Latinized form), Diderik (secular form). In everyday life, short and diminutive forms of names are used, of which there are countless - Nikolaus (Nikolai), Niko, Nick, Klas, Kolla, Nils, Licle; Ferdinand, Ferdy, Nand, Nando, Nandus, Dinand.
Dutch names and surnames generator
How to choose the right name for a character
Dutch ( de Nederlandse taal) belongs to the West Germanic subgroup of the Germanic languages and is common in the Netherlands and the Flemish part of Belgium (Flanders). Also, the language is sometimes called Dutch and Flemish (after the name of the two main dialects).
There are a large number of dialects of the Dutch language, however, in both the Netherlands and Belgium, the "general Dutch language" is adopted as the official standard ( Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands).
Full, short and diminutive forms
Many names can be officially used in several different forms: in the Latinized church ( Jacobus), secular ( Jacob), short or diminutive ( Cobus, Coos, Jaap). The legislation allows you to register children under any name, so any combination can occur in the full names of the Dutch and Flemings: Maria Margaretha Antje Vis (Maria And Margaretha- complete forms, Antje- diminutive of Anna), Joannes Diderik Dibbits (Joannes- latinized form, Diderik- secular Dutch). Most often, diminutive names as passports are found in women - as an echo of traditional practice, when female names were formed from male ones using diminutive suffixes: Albert - Albertje, Hendrik - Hendrikje(despite the fact that in parallel also existed and exist forms Alberta, Hendrica).
In fact, most people in everyday life use secular, short or diminutive forms: for example, Dutch politicians Petrus Leonardus Bastiaan Antonius van Geel And Jacobus Cornelus Theresia van der Doef known as Pieter van Gel ( Pieter van Geel) and Jap van der Duf ( Jaap van der Doef).
Most Common Names
10 most common names in Belgium (Flanders, 2008)
Name | Number of media | Name | Number of media | ||
1 | Marc * | 48 157 | 1 | Maria | 141 923 |
2 | Jan | 46 218 | 2 | Marie * | 52 337 |
3 | Luc * | 42 263 | 3 | Rita ** | 32 055 |
4 | Patrick | 35 695 | 4 | Anna | 26 891 |
5 | Dirk | 33 398 | 5 | Ann | 25 239 |
6 | Peter | 32 734 | 6 | Monique * | 24 870 |
7 | Jean * | 32541 | 7 | Martine * | 24 630 |
8 | Joseph | 32 167 | 8 | marleen | 23 452 |
9 | Willy | 31 817 | 9 | Godeliev | 21 804 |
10 | Johan | 31 670 | 10 | Christiane * | 19 718 |
*Names borrowed from French or having the same spelling as their French counterparts.
**Names recently borrowed from other foreign languages.
The most popular names among newborns (Netherlands, 2010)
Name | Number of media | Name | Number of media | ||
1 | Sem | 859 | 1 | Sophie | 800 |
2 | Lucas | 829 | 2 | Julia | 775 |
3 | Milan * | 823 | 3 | Emma | 700 |
4 | Daan | 819 | 4 | Lotte | 678 |
5 | Jayden * | 743 | 5 | Eva | 664 |
6 | Tim | 730 | 6 | Lisa | 658 |
7 | Levi * | 724 | 7 | Lieke | 649 |
8 | Thomas | 712 | 8 | Sanne | 615 |
9 | Thijs | 698 | 9 | noah * | 614 |
10 | Jesse | 690 | 10 | Anna | 590 |
*Names recently borrowed from foreign languages.
The most common surnames
10 Most Common Surnames (Netherlands)
Origin of the surname | ||
1. | de jong(de Jong) | From the Netherlands de jong - "younger" |
2. | De Vries (de Vries, de Vries) |
From the Netherlands de Vries - "frieze" |
3. | Jansen(Jansen) | Letters. "son of Jan" (cf. Jan) |
4. | Van de/den/der Berg (van de/den/der Berg) |
Letters. "from the mountain" (a person who lives on a mountain or on a hill) |
5. | baker(Backer) | From the Netherlands bakker - "baker, baker" |
6. | Van Dijk(van Dyck) | Letters. "from the dam, from the dam" (a person living near a dam or near a dam) |
7. | Visser(Visser) | From the Netherlands visser - "fisherman" |
8. | Janssen(Janssen) | Letters. "son of Jan" (cf. Jan) |
9. | Smith(Smith) | From the Netherlands smit - "blacksmith" |
10. | Meijer/Meyer(Meyer) | From the Netherlands meier - "steward, manager, majordomo" |
10 most common surnames (Belgium)
Female and male Dutch names consist of two parts: one or more personal names and a surname. There are no rules about how to name newborn children in the Netherlands. In this regard, Dutch parents can give their children an unlimited number of names. Most people do not abuse this opportunity. In practice, more than five popular Dutch names for a child. Residents of Holland, as a rule, are limited to one or two. Catholics may use three names, one of which is chosen according to the church calendar.
Origin of male and female Dutch names
Depending on the origin, modern Dutch names for girls and boys can be divided into four groups.
- Names taken from the Catholic church calendar. Most of them have a Latinized form or a form adapted to the national language.
- Dutch names for girls and boys of ancient Germanic origin.
- Names based on modern Dutch words.
- Beautiful names, borrowed from other languages (English, Spanish French, etc.). Most of them began to be used only from the second half of the twentieth century.
Origin has a key influence on the meaning of Dutch names and surnames. Interpretation is carried out taking into account the language from which a particular word is borrowed.
List of the most common Dutch boy names
- Dan. Biblical character. One of the twelve sons of Jacob
- Yesse. From the biblical name Jesse = father of David
- Christopher. Dutch version of the name Christopher
- Lars. Danish version of the name Laurenz = "winner"
- Levy. The name of one of the sons of Jacob from the Old Testament
- Lucas. Translated into Russian, the Dutch name of a man has the meaning = "light"
- Ruben. From Latin "red" \ "ruby"
- Sven. Dutch name for boys. translates as "young"
- Sem. Variant of the Hebrew name Samuel = "God heard"
- Teys. Abbreviated version of Matthias. In a biblical context = Matthew
Top Popular Dutch Names for Girls
- Anna. Translated into Russian = "grace"
- Like. Short version of the name Glykeria = "sweet"
- Lotte. Short for Charlotte = "free"
- But I. Dutch name for a girl from the Old Testament. Meaning = "movement"
- Sanne. Short version of the name Susanna = "water lily"
- Sofia. Short for Sophia = "wisdom"
- Telsa. Dutch version of the name Elizabeth = "worshiping God"
- Emma. Translated into Russian, the Dutch name of the girl has the meaning = "flattering"
Different characteristics of Dutch names for girls and boys
Male and female Dutch names can be used in several forms at once: ordinary (secular), Latinized (ecclesiastical) and diminutive. Any of these name variants can be registered in. This circumstance is actively used by the female population of the Netherlands. It is the fair sex that most often indicates diminutive Dutch female names in passports. They are usually used in everyday life (along with full secular versions).