Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Dutch Names of Various Origins

Many of these seem to be diminutives but I haven't worked out which given names they belong to yet.

Male

Arie, Arien, Arjen    
Bokkie    
Bonny    
Breyten    
Daendels    
Douwes    
Epke    
Erben    
Fanie    
Fruin    
Gawie    
Hage    
Herschelle    
Huygen    
Japic, Japie    
Juriaen, Jurian    
Kamiel    
Killiaen   Irish 'Killian'
Krelis    
Loures    
Pik    
Reng    
Retief    
Riaan, Riian    
Saal    
Sarel    
Sijthoff    
Snouck    
Staats    
Tak    
Tappe    
Tymen    
Uys    

Female

Aafke    
Aechtje    
Ageet    
Baefje    
Baltje    
Bartje    
Beletje    
Chantal   St Jeanne de Chantal
Divertje    
Fientje    
Fytie, Fytje    
Gwendy   Celtic 'Gwen'
Heyltje    
Kim    
Levina    
Letje    
Marloes    
Naatje    
Nienke    
Niesje    
Sanne, Sanneke, Santje    
Sien Sientje  
Soecke    
Sytie, Sytje    
Tanneken    


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

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