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Dutch ( de Nederlandse taal) belongs to the West Germanic subgroup of Germanic languages and is widespread in the Netherlands and the Flemish part of Belgium (Flanders). The language is also sometimes called Dutch and Flemish (after the two main dialects).
There are a large number of dialects of Dutch, but both the Netherlands and Belgium have adopted "Universal Dutch" as the official standard ( Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands).
Full, short and diminutive forms
Many names may be used officially in several various forms: in Latinized church ( Jacobus), secular ( Jacob), short or diminutive ( Cobus, Coos, Jaap). The legislation allows children to be registered under any name, so any combinations can occur in the full names of the Dutch and Flemings: Maria Margaretha Antje Vis (Maria And Margaretha- full forms, Antje- diminutive of Anna), Joannes Diderik Dibbits (Joannes- Latinized form, Diderik- secular Dutch). Most often, women use diminutive names as passport names - as an echo of the traditional practice, when women's names were formed from men's names using diminutive suffixes: Albert - Albertje, Hendrik - Hendrikje(despite the fact that in parallel there also existed and exist forms Alberta, Hendrica).
In fact, most people use secular, short or diminutive forms in everyday life: for example, Dutch politicians Petrus Leonardus Bastiaan Antonius van Geel And Jacobus Cornelus Theresia van der Doef known as Pieter van Geel ( Pieter van Geel) and Jaap van der Duf ( Jaap van der Doef).
Most common names
The 10 most common names in Belgium (Flanders, 2008)
Name | Number of media | Name | Number of media | ||
1 | Marc * | 48 157 | 1 | Maria | 141 923 |
2 | Jan | 46 218 | 2 | Marie * | 52 337 |
3 | Luc * | 42 263 | 3 | Rita ** | 32 055 |
4 | Patrick | 35 695 | 4 | Anna | 26 891 |
5 | Dirk | 33 398 | 5 | Ann | 25 239 |
6 | Peter | 32 734 | 6 | Monique * | 24 870 |
7 | Jean * | 32541 | 7 | Martine * | 24 630 |
8 | Joseph | 32 167 | 8 | Marleen | 23 452 |
9 | Willy | 31 817 | 9 | Godelieve | 21 804 |
10 | Johan | 31 670 | 10 | Christiane * | 19 718 |
*Names borrowed from French or having the same spelling as their French counterparts.
**Names recently borrowed from other foreign languages.
The most popular names among newborns (Netherlands, 2010)
Name | Number of media | Name | Number of media | ||
1 | Sem | 859 | 1 | Sophie | 800 |
2 | Lucas | 829 | 2 | Julia | 775 |
3 | Milan * | 823 | 3 | Emma | 700 |
4 | Daan | 819 | 4 | Lotte | 678 |
5 | Jayden * | 743 | 5 | Eva | 664 |
6 | Tim | 730 | 6 | Lisa | 658 |
7 | Levi * | 724 | 7 | Lieke | 649 |
8 | Thomas | 712 | 8 | Sanne | 615 |
9 | Thijs | 698 | 9 | Noa * | 614 |
10 | Jesse | 690 | 10 | Anna | 590 |
*Names recently borrowed from foreign languages.
Most common surnames
10 most common surnames (Netherlands)
Origin of the surname | ||
1. | De Jong(de Jong) | From the Netherlands de jong - "junior" |
2. | De Vries (de Vries, de Vries) |
From the Netherlands de Vries - "frieze" |
3. | Jansen(Jansen) | Lit. "son of Jan" (see Jan) |
4. | Van de/den/der Berg (van de/den/der Berg) |
Lit. "from the mountain" (a person living on a mountain or on a hill) |
5. | Bakker(Bakker) | From the Netherlands bakker - "baker, baker" |
6. | Van Dijk(van Dyck) | Lit. "from the dam, from the dam" (a person living near a dam or near a dam) |
7. | Visser(Visser) | From the Netherlands visser - "fisherman" |
8. | Janssen(Janssen) | Lit. "son of Jan" (see Jan) |
9. | Smit(Smith) | From the Netherlands smit - "blacksmith" |
10. | Meijer/Meyer(Meyer) | From the Netherlands meier - "manager, manager, majordomo" |
10 most common surnames (Belgium)
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Belgian male names
Belgium- a state in Northwestern Europe. Population – 10.8 million people. The capital is Brussels. It borders the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France.
The name of the state comes from the name of the Celtic tribe - belgi, inhabited this territory at the beginning of our era.
Belgium is divided into three regions:
Flemish region
Walloon region
Brussels-Capital Region.
Belgium has three linguistic communities– Flemish, French, German-speaking.
Accordingly, the names are mainly of Tsemets and French origin.
Belgian male names:
Aaron – Aaron
Adam – Adam
Adrien - Adrien
Alessio – Alessio
Alexander – Alexander
Alexandre – Alexander
Alexis – Alexis
Amber – Amber
Antoine – Anthony
Arne - Arnie
Arthur – Arthur
Axel – Axel
Baptiste - Baptist
Benjamin - Benjamin
Clement - Clement
Daan - Dan
David - David
Dylan – Dylan
Elias - Elias
Emile – Emil
Enzo – Enzo
Ethan - Ethan
Ferre - Ferri
Florian - Florian
Gabriel – Garbiel
Gilles - Gilles
Guillaume
Hugo - Hugo
Jarne
Jasper - Jasper
Jelle – Gilles
Jonas - Jonas
Julien - Julien
Kobe - Kob
Lander - Lander
Lars - Lars
Liam – Lim
Louis – Louis
Lowie - Lowie
Luka - Luka
Lukas – Lucas
Martin – Martin
Matheo – Mateo
Mathias - Mathias
Mathieu – Matthew
Mathis - Mathis
Mats - Mats
Matteo – Matteo
Matthias - Matthias
Mauro – Mauro
Maxim – Maxim
Maxime – Maxime
Milan – Milan
Nathan - Nathan
Nicolas - Nicholas
Niels - Niels
Noa – Noah
Nolan - Nolan
Oscar - Oscar
Olivier – Olivier
Quinten – Künten
Raphael - Raphael
Rayan - Ryan
Robbe – Robbie
Robin – Robin
Romain – Roman
Ruben - Ruben
Rune - Rune
Sam - Sam
Samuel - Samuel
Sander - Sander
Senne - Senne
Seppe - Sepp
Siebe - Sibel
Simon – Simon
Stan - Stan
Theo– Theo
Thomas - Thomas
Tibo - Tibo
Tom - Tom
Tristan - Tristan
Tuur – Tour
Victor – Victor
Warre - Verry
William - William
Wout
Xander – Xander
Yanis - Yanis
Yo, Udo, Guido
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Note! We do not engage in healing or magic, we do not make or sell talismans and amulets. We do not engage in magical and healing practices at all, we have not offered and do not offer such services.
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Belgian female names
Belgium- a state in Northwestern Europe. Population – 10.8 million people. The capital is Brussels. It borders the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France.
The name of the state comes from the name of the Celtic tribe - belgi, inhabited this territory at the beginning of our era.
Largest cities: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Liege, Charleroi, Bruges.
Belgium is divided into three regions:
Flemish region
Walloon region
Brussels-Capital Region.
Belgium has three linguistic communities– Flemish, French, German-speaking.
Belgian female names:
Alexia – Alexia
Alice – Alice
Alicia – Alicia
Amber - Amber
Amelie – Amelia
Anna – Anna
Anouk – Anouk
Axelle – Axel
Aya - Aya
Bo – Bo
Camille – Kamalla
Charlotte – Charlotte
Chiara – Chera
Chloe – Chloe
Clara – Clara
WITHlemepse – Clemens
Elena – Elena
Eline – Elina
Elisa – Elisa
Elise – Alice
Ella –Ella
Emily – Emilia
Emma – Emma
Eva - Eva(Eve)
Febe – Phoebus
Femke - Femke
Fleur – Fleur
Floor – Floor
Hanne - Hannah
Helena – Helena
Imane - Imain
Ines – Ines
Jade – Jade
Jana – Zhana(Yana)
Janne – Zhanna
Jeanne – Jane
Julia – Julia
Julie – Julie
Juliette – Juliette
Kaat – Kat
Kato - Kato
Lana – Lana
Lara - Lara
Laura – Laura
Laure
Lea – Lea
Lien
Lilou – Lilu
Lily – Lily
Lina – Lina
Lisa – Fox
Lise – Fox
Lola – Lola
Lore - Laura
Lotte - Lotta
Lou – Lou
Louise – Louise
Lucie – Lucy
Luna - Moon
Mayolle – Mail
Manon – Manon
Margot – Margot
Marie – Marie
Maud
Maya – Maya
Mila – Mila
Nina – Nina
Noa - Noah
Noemie - Noemi
Nora – Nora
Nore - Nor
Olivia – Olivia
Pauline – Pauline
Rania - Rania
Romane
Roos – Rose
Salma – Salma
Sara – Sara
Sofia – Sofia
Tess – Tess
Valentine – Valentine (Valentina)
Victoria – Victoria
Yana - Yana
Yasmine - Yasmina
Zoe – Zoe (Zoe)
Yo, Guido, Zhen.
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The only direction of our work is correspondence consultations in written form, training through an esoteric club and writing books.
Sometimes people write to us that they saw information on some websites that we allegedly deceived someone - they took money for healing sessions or making amulets. We officially declare that this is slander and not true. In our entire life, we have never deceived anyone. On the pages of our website, in the club materials, we always write that you need to be an honest, decent person. For us, an honest name is not an empty phrase.
People who write slander about us are guided by the basest motives - envy, greed, they have black souls. The times have come when slander pays well. Now many people are ready to sell their homeland for three kopecks, and it is even easier to slander decent people. People who write slander do not understand that they are seriously worsening their karma, worsening their fate and the fate of their loved ones. It is pointless to talk with such people about conscience and faith in God. They do not believe in God, because a believer will never make a deal with his conscience, will never engage in deception, slander, or fraud.
There are a lot of scammers, pseudo-magicians, charlatans, envious people, people without conscience and honor who are hungry for money. The police and other regulatory authorities have not yet been able to cope with the growing influx of "Deception for profit" madness.
Therefore, please be careful!
Sincerely – Oleg and Valentina Svetovid
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In any group you can meet a person with an unusual, strange or very As a rule, its origin depends on the specific traditions of the country in which its owner was born. For example, Dutch surnames are considered one of the funniest in the world. Find out why in this article.
Last name: from birth and for life
The very word “surname”, so familiar to us today, comes from ancient Roman. This word denoted a large and strong family with a man at the head. Then the ancient Romans included in the concept of family, by the way, slaves who served their owners. In Russia, the rules were practically the same: before the abolition of serfdom, peasants bore the same surname as the landowner.
Nowadays, there is nowhere without a surname - it is given to us from birth and most often remains with us for life. Except in special cases, of course.
History of funny Dutch surnames
Dutch surnames are considered the funniest in all of Europe, and there is a completely reasonable historical explanation for this. When the nation was conquered by Napoleon in 1811, he issued a decree that forced everyone in the Netherlands to acquire a French surname.
The Dutch themselves, who had previously only had names, were not going to obey the law. And since they believed that the occupation of the country was only a temporary measure, they decided not to bother themselves or rack their brains by coming up with names. And the freedom-loving people were not at all against mocking the invaders.
This is how absolutely stupid surnames appeared that were simply impossible to pronounce without laughing. For example, Naaktgeboren, which literally means “born naked.” Or Piest (“pissing”). There were also entire family branches under the surname Rotmensen - translated from Dutch, “rotten people.”
A few years later, the war with Napoleon ended and the country's inhabitants became independent again. However, contrary to expectations, the law was never repealed. So the heirs of these people have to bear dissonant surnames to this day. But they are rightfully considered the most original in the world.
What does "van" mean in Dutch surnames?
Recognizability of family names is given by their unique prefixes: “van”, “de”, “van der” and others. This is why Dutch surnames are so widely known abroad. For example, in the USA they are very popular.
Many Americans automatically associate Dutch surnames with prestige and high income. Mainly due to the fact that the rich industrialists came from the Netherlands. Take, for example, But his last name, despite its beautiful sound, is the most ordinary one. There was a town near Utrecht, it was called Bilt. And the surname Van-der-Bilt (Vanderbilt) means a native of this town, that is, one who comes “from Bilt.”
The Germans also have a memorable prefix von, indicating the aristocratic status of the bearer. But the Dutch version of van is much more prosaic, and there is no social status doesn't stand behind him.
The residents of the Netherlands usually write the prefix “van” with a small letter (with the exception of initials or the beginning of a sentence), but abroad it can be found written with a capital letter.
The most popular Dutch names
In general, the Netherlands is a state, although small, but very socially rich. Proximity to Belgium and Germany, a rich ethnic and religious composition, several indigenous groups - all this cannot but influence Dutch names and surnames.
If you want to know all about names in this country, it's worth visiting your local Social Security Bank. In addition to its main task - insuring the population from all kinds of disasters, this structure also deals with statistics on the names of residents.
Once every three months, bank employees post lists of the most popular names - male and female - on the official website. You can also notice a trend of decreasing or increasing popularity of each name compared to the previous period. Any name can be found full information, including its origins, etymology, correspondences in other languages, and known speakers.
It is curious that you will only find information on names in the Dutch version of the site. Although it itself is available in many languages, including English, German, French and Spanish. But you still need to understand Dutch to know the most popular Dutch first and last names.
Male names, for example, Daan, Sem, Lucas, Milan, Thomas, are found here at almost every step. And if we talk about popular women's ones, then these are Emma, Julia, Sophie, Lotte, Lisa and Anna.
Origin of Dutch surnames
Today, almost any Dutch surname can be classified into one of four categories based on origin: geographical, occupational, descriptive or familial:
- Surnames that are derived from the region in which the bearer lives or his ancestor once lived are widespread. For example, de Vries. Sometimes it’s not even just a region, but a specific estate or place where a person worked - van Aller or van de Vliert (literally “coming from a farm”)
- Another example typical surname- by profession. For example, Haak means “peddler”, Kuiper means “cooper”, and with de Klerk everything is clear - the person worked as a clerk.
- The third group of surnames comes from certain physical characteristics of a person or properties of his character. For example, Dik means "fat" and de Groot means "big". Not everyone is lucky with their last name, what can you say.
- The last group of surnames is associated with the origin of its bearer and conveys family ties. Addicks means nothing more than “son of Addick”, and Evers means “son of Ever”. That is, a kind of patronymic is an analogue of what we wear in Russia.
Interesting facts about Dutch surnames
- Dutch male surnames, like ours, are given once and for life. When a girl gets married, she has a choice. She can either keep her last name or combine it with her husband’s last name, turning it into a double one. Many people prefer the first path if the groom's surname is completely dissonant.
- There are over one hundred thousand original Dutch surnames. And many of them you will not find anywhere else.
- The surname de Jong means "young" and is often given to a younger family member with the same name. While the analogue de Oude “senior” is much less common. It’s understandable to call someone with a new name who already bears a specific surname, just because a new person has appeared in the family. new member, not accepted.
- The most popular Dutch surnames are Vries, Jansen, van de Berg, Bakker, van Dijck and Visser.