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pet name or informal name
The name Casey is also the short or informal name of Cornelius in Holland
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not true as far as i am concernedIt might be a nice nn to Cornelius, but there is no proof that it is actually used in Holland as a nn of Cornelius. It's also not listed in www.meertens.knaw.nl, which is like the Dutch BTN, so Casey is not Dutch what so ever. Indy
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Casey? Are you sure? The version I know is Kees, which is pronounced more or less like Case. The y at the end of Casey is most certainly not Dutch.
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I agree with Kees. Also Cor or (I believe) Co. There is a soccer coach named 'Co Adriaanse.' I always assumed it was short for Cornelius. I also know an American of Dutch heritage named Cornelius who is called Corky.
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