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[Opinions] Dutch popularity list 2013 is in!
by Mar (X-Mar)
1/14/2014, 8:32 AM
Top 20:Boys
1. Sem
2. Levi
3. Bram
4. Daan
5. Finn
6. Milan
7. Lucas
8. Luuk
9. Jesse
10. Jayden
11. Tim
12. Thomas
13. Thijs
14. Noah
15. Julian
16. Ruben
17. Liam
18. Lars
19. Stijn
20. Sam Max is out and Sam is new.Girls
1. Tess
2. Sophie
3. Julia
4. Emma
5. Lisa
6. Fenna (see http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/fenna)
7. Mila
8. Sara
9. Lotte
10. Zoë (Dutch form of Zoe. The dots are needed for pronunciation purposes)
11. Eva
12. Anna
13. Fleur
14. Isa
15. Lynn
16. Evi (form Evie)
17. Lieke
18. Saar (form of Sarah)
19. Noa
20. SanneSarah and Roos are out and Zoë and Evi are new.So... What are your opinions?
I'm personally glad to see all the short and sweet names; only Julia and Julian are over 2 syllables. I'm glad Sarah is out, because having Saar, Sara AND Sarah in the top 20 was complete overkill imho.
Complete list are ALL names used the Netherlands in 2013 and the number of times they've been used.
Complete list for the boys:
http://apache.svbvod.pmedia81.kpnstreaming.nl/kindernamen-2013/SVB-kindernamen-2013-jongens-populariteit.pdfComplete list for the girls:
http://apache.svbvod.pmedia83.kpnstreaming.nl/kindernamen-2013/SVB-kindernamen-2013-meisjes-populariteit.pdf

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- molly
1/15/2014, 8:43 PM
I've always been curious about Sem. I don't know any other modern languages where a cognate of Shem is still in use, let alone popular. Overall, I like this list a lot more than most top 20s. It's a good mix of short, adorable, distinctly Dutch names; popular pan-European choices; and surprising borrowings from English. Where are Thomas, Fenna, Lynn and Jayden all so popular at the same time? Lol.

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- Julia (JuliaF)
1/15/2014, 8:14 PM
Overall, pretty nice (with the notable exception of Jayden). I'm not really big on chopping off the final syllable of names, though. Saar is just ugly.My favorites:
Milan
Lucas
Thomas
Noah
Liam
Julia ;)
Emma
Mila
Eva
Anna
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- Quill (QuillHeart)
1/15/2014, 11:38 AM
I know a few people called Daan, Bram, Lucas/Luuk, Tim, Thijs, Thomas, Ruben and Lars, 1 boy with Milan as his middle name and 1 boy with Noah as his middle name.I know a few people called Julia, Emma, Lisa, Fenna, Sara, Lotte, Eva, Anna, Evi and Lieke. So all in all this doesn't really come as a surprise to me. I like some names (Levi, Milan, Bram, Finn, Thomas, Liam, Sam, Mila, Eva, Lynn and Lieke), but most of them are just meh.
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- Tiggs
1/14/2014, 11:12 AM
My favorites here are...Levi
Bram
Finn
Lucas
Lars - I've always been fond of this though it seems to have "old dumb joke"/low-class associations for a lot of people hereTess
Julia
Zoë
Anna
Fleur
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- Cate (guest)
1/14/2014, 11:06 AM
Thanks for sharing! A lot of those names I have never heard of before, but really like the sound, the names are short and sweet :)I like:Finn
Milan - never heard this as a name before, must add to my names list
Lucas
Luuk
Jesse
Jayden - can't believe Jayden is trending as far as Holland
Noah
Liam
Sophie
Fenna - again never heard of this but like the sound
Mila
Eva
Evi
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- Elena
1/14/2014, 11:02 AM
Eh, I'm not into nns and I see a lot of those here. I'm surprised by the inclusion of Jayden.I do like:9. Jesse
12. Thomas
14. Noah
15. Julian
17. Liam (only as a nn)1. Tess (ditto)
2. Sophie
3. Julia
10. Zoë
11. Eva
12. AnnaFaves are Julian and Eva
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- Mireio (Anna21)
1/14/2014, 9:58 AM
I like...Boys3. Bram
4. Daan
6. Milan
7. Lucas
8. Luuk
12. Thomas
13. Thijs
16. Ruben
18. Lars
20. Sam- prefer as a nn for SamuelGirls
7. Mila
9. Lotte
10. Zoë
11. Eva
12. Anna
17. LiekeI also like Max, Sarah and Roos.
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- oak (BBH)
1/14/2014, 9:27 AM
Europe has become like China in its preference for very short names.I like:2. Levi
8. Luuk
12. Thomas6. Fenna
12. Anna
13. Fleur
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- Ninor (Frozten)
1/14/2014, 9:21 AM
I like:
5. Finn
7. Lucas
10. Jayden
12. Thomas
14. Noah
15. Julian
17. Liam
20. Sam
Girls
2. Sophie
3. Julia
7. Mila
10. Zoë
12. Anna
16. Evi (form Evie)
19. Noa
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- mirfak
1/14/2014, 8:57 AM
I like the short names too. Although Julia and Julian are some of my favorites!Interesting that Lisa and Sara etc are so popular - to me, anyway, because in the US Lisa and Sarah are some of those names that got overused a few decades ago. Are they mostly recently popular, or is it steady? I thought hm, why's Fenna not in the db. Or Saar or Evi. Fenna is nice!

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