Dutch Names
- Patricius
- Guyon
- Vincentius
- Roeland
- Jeroen
- Daneel
- Amalya
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"work"Description:
Spelling variation of Amalia, rising in popularity throughout Europe.
- Narve
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"healthy, strong"Description:
Harv and Marv are out, and this difficult Dutch choice doesn't fare any better.
- Christiaan
- Joshuah
- Kornelis
- Theodoor
- Diederick
- Heino
- Kort
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"short"Description:
A Dutch surname which is given as a full name to a handful of boys in the US each year, possibly as a spelling variant of Kurt.
- Staff
- Kerstan
- Gye
- Marien
- Dinand
Origin:
Short form of FerdinandMeaning:
"bold voyager"Description:
Dinand is popular in the Netherlands thanks to a local singing sensation. Dinand is one of many Dutch short forms that come from the middle or end of a name -- think Bas for Sebastian or Hans from Johannes -- rather than from the beginning as is more usual in the U.S. and UK, though we're catching on.