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Sybren
Hej Sybren,Sybren is a spelling variant of Sibren, a Frisian form of the Old German names Sigbern (victory + bear) and Sigbrand (victory + sword).Here's a map of Friesland: http://www.famato.de/frieslandlotse/friesland.gifWestfriesland belongs to the Netherlands, Ostfriesland belongs to Germany and Nordfriesland to Germany and Denmark.Regards, Satu
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Hey sybren,I'm sibren, (too)
Satu (nice name by the way, especially if you know what it means)
is totally right.
But i'dd like to add that i somewhere found that sibren means "Victory with/by a flaming/shining sword"
(pretty cool isn't it?)
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