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Odd thing is in my country my generation, and little bit before that, has for some odd reason collectively decided old names (dated for +40 years) are fine to use again. Names like Mees or Pleun were hardly ever heard of when I was a kid, but have suddenly been popping up all over the place again.
I agree on the second part. It's what I tried to do (and time will tell if I failed ;P). My mother had the same as you had. My brother, Stijn, had an uncommon name when he was born, but it rose fast in popularity after he was born and is still popular (#29). My mother never minded though, bc it wasn't that popular at the time of his birth. It would've bothered me, but she's fine with it. (I don't think he actually cares much either)
I agree on the second part. It's what I tried to do (and time will tell if I failed ;P). My mother had the same as you had. My brother, Stijn, had an uncommon name when he was born, but it rose fast in popularity after he was born and is still popular (#29). My mother never minded though, bc it wasn't that popular at the time of his birth. It would've bothered me, but she's fine with it. (I don't think he actually cares much either)
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From what I've heard from other Dutch people, the trend seems less to be reviving names from 40 years ago than simply choosing short, "no-nonsense" names. One person told me that a lot of Frisian names are actually trending all throughout the Netherlands because they tend to be "short and sweet." Is this largely the sentiment?
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Yup
We kinda followed the same trend. Dutch people tend to give short names of only one or two syllables long. Frisian names are indeed on the rise, but mainly the short Frisian names. It's also the nicknames of old that are used today. While it used to be Bartholomeus "Mees", the nickname/diminutive Mees is typically used as a full name nowadays.
Just look at the top 10 names for the first half of 2017:
Daan, Noah, Bram, Finn, Sem, Levi, Jesse, Milan, Luuk, Lucas
Emma, Tess, Julia, Sophie, Anna, Mila, Eva, Zoë, Evi, Sara
In both sexes combined only Julia has over two syllables, 6 names have only 1 syllable
Just compare it to US top 10 last year:
Noah, Liam, William, Mason, James, Benjamin, Jacob, Michael, Elijah, Ethan
Emma, Olivia, Ava, Sophia, Isabella, Mia, Charlotte, Abigail, Emily, Harper
8 names have 3 syllables, and only James has just 1.
I blame it on the down-to-earth-no-nonsense attitude of a lot of Dutch people. We typically don't bother with unnecessary frills.
We kinda followed the same trend. Dutch people tend to give short names of only one or two syllables long. Frisian names are indeed on the rise, but mainly the short Frisian names. It's also the nicknames of old that are used today. While it used to be Bartholomeus "Mees", the nickname/diminutive Mees is typically used as a full name nowadays.
Just look at the top 10 names for the first half of 2017:
Daan, Noah, Bram, Finn, Sem, Levi, Jesse, Milan, Luuk, Lucas
Emma, Tess, Julia, Sophie, Anna, Mila, Eva, Zoë, Evi, Sara
In both sexes combined only Julia has over two syllables, 6 names have only 1 syllable
Just compare it to US top 10 last year:
Noah, Liam, William, Mason, James, Benjamin, Jacob, Michael, Elijah, Ethan
Emma, Olivia, Ava, Sophia, Isabella, Mia, Charlotte, Abigail, Emily, Harper
8 names have 3 syllables, and only James has just 1.
I blame it on the down-to-earth-no-nonsense attitude of a lot of Dutch people. We typically don't bother with unnecessary frills.
This message was edited 10/16/2017, 11:52 AM
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I like this philosophy. Short, sweet, and to the point. I wish it would become more popular here.
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