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,
LucasEmma,
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,
EthanEmma,
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