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Name Souvenirs from the Netherlands
by Opalescence (JHK)
8/21/2014, 8:44 AM
I recently went on vacation to a Dutch island. Here are some names from a graveyard:Ladies:Alida
Petronella
Marretje
Grietje
Jozina
Dieuwke
Carolina
Neeltje
Cornelia
Jacoba Cornelia
Anita
Theodora Fulphina
Frouwtje
Anneke
Antje
Helena
Sabrina Olivia
Arina
Anthonia
Geertje
Aagje
Maria
Margo
Aafje
Gents:Arend
Meindert
Cornelis
Reijer Pieter
Arie
Uwe
Hendrik
Jan
Huibert
Dirk Cornelis
Jacob
Henk
Klaas
Hermanus
Willempje
Rensje
Aris
Willem
Anton
Teunis
Arnold
Bertus
Nicolaas
Ben
Stephanus Bernardus
Eijsbrand
Abraham
Johan
TetjeNot sure:Naatje
Jannetje (probably f?)
Nan (f?)
Fettje (m?)
Klaaje (m?)
All comments welcome :)

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- Fiammetta (lady murasaki)
8/21/2014, 10:41 AM
- Quill (QuillHeart)   +1
8/21/2014, 9:04 AM
Most of these made me laugh, to be honest! I'm Dutch and almost all of these are very, very old-fashioned.
I'd say all the names you're not sure about are feminine, except maybe Klaaje (You sure it wasn't Klaasje?).
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- Opalescence (guest)
8/21/2014, 11:54 PM
Now that you mention it, I'm not sure it wasn't Klaasje ;)It would make sense for them to be old-fashioned since it was a small and probably old churchyard (not all the tombstones seemed to be old though). However, naming trends might also be different on an island.
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