Dutch surnames: history, meaning and origin. Dutch (Dutch and Flemish) names Alexis - Alexis
Belgium is a very small but densely populated Western European country with an area of 30.5 thousand square kilometers. It neighbors Germany, France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. This tiny state, called the "crossroads of Europe", got its name in honor of its first inhabitants - the Belgians. To date, 11.5 million people live in Belgium, of which 43% are believers. These are Catholics, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Protestants and Anglicans.
Origin of male Belgian names
The centuries-old history of the Belgian people, which gained independence for the first time in history only at the beginning of the 19th century, is conventionally divided into 3 main periods:
- pre-Roman;
- Roman;
- era of Frankish rule.
Gallic Belgians, who lived on the territory of modern Belgium in the pre-Roman iron age, are considered to be Hallstatt Celts. This proud warlike people was distinguished by a high level of original culture. As Druids, they worshiped trees and named their children after the abodes of spirits and deities. And even now there are often Belgian male names Celtic origin: Daur - "oak", Brian - "hill", Duff - "dark", Perth - "briar", Elban - "mountain".
After the accession of Belgica to the Holy Roman Empire and the forced imposition of the Latin language, the Belgian name began to replenish borrowed onyms. In most cases, full male names consisted of 3 components: a personal and generic name and an individual nickname. During that period, such names as Lucius, Mark, Quintus, Marius were most widely used.
When Rome weakened, the barbarian tribes of the Franks invaded Belgium. With the creation of the Western Roman Empire, the name-book of the Belgians was enriched with Germanic anthroponyms. Many Belgian names for boys were associated with military or religious themes: Vinzenz - "conqueror", Gunther - " military army”, Hayden - “pagan”, Karsten - “follower of Christ”.
During the Middle Ages small state repeatedly became the subject of political and land auctions. As a result, it was divided into 2 parts. In one, the population spoke Flemish (a Dutch dialect), and in the other, Walloon. As a consequence, traditional Belgian male names are of both Dutch and French origin. For example: Herman - "army man", Ruben - "contemplator", Pete - "stone", Andre - "courageous", Lucien - "bright", Auguste - "venerable".
Belgian tradition of naming men
Modern Belgium, called the heart of Europe, has become home to many newcomers. The interaction of various ethnic cultures and civilizations could not but be reflected in its anthroponymic system. Modern Belgian male names have Latin, Germanic, Jewish, English and Muslim roots. All anthroponyms in use can be divided into several groups:
- reflective features of appearance: Alain - "handsome", Morits - "Moor";
- related to the profession: Georg - "peasant", Eldrick - "old ruler", Becker - "baker";
- taken from sacred history: Anselm - "protecting God", Denis - "follower of Dionysus", Elias - "my god Yahweh";
- dedicated to nature and natural phenomena: Marin - "coming out of the sea", Rudy - "famous wolf", Dachs - "badger", Pyrrhus - "rock";
- abstract: Charles - "man", Etienne - crown.
According to statistics, over the past few years, such popular male Belgian names as Vincent, Yves, Milan, Ruben and Ulrich have been in priority. Well, as for two- and multi-component naming, they are now out of fashion.
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Belgian female names
Belgium is a state in northwestern Europe. Population - 10.8 million people. The capital is Brussels. It borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France.
The name of the state comes from the name of the Celtic tribe - belgi, inhabiting this area 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 language 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 - Camalla
Charlotte – Charlotte
Chiara - Chera
Chloe - Chloe
Clara - Clara
FROMlemepse – Clemens
Elena - Elena
Eline - Elina
Elisa - Elisa
Elise - Alice
Ella
Emily - Emily
Emma - Emma
Eva - Eva(Eve)
Febe - Phoebe
Femke - Femke
Fleur - Fleur
Floor - Floor
Hanne – Hannah
Helena - Helena
Imane
Ines - Ines
Jade - Jade
Jana - Jean(Yana)
Janne - Jeanne
Jeanne – Jane
Julia - Julia
Julie - Julie
Juliette - Juliette
Kaat - Kat
Kato - Kato
Lana - Lana
Lara - Lara
Laura - Laura
Laure
Lea - Lea
Lien- Lin
Lilou - Lilu
Lily - Lily
Lina - Lina
Lisa - Fox
Lise - Fox
Lola - Lola
Lore - Laura
Lotte - Lotta
Lou
Louise - Louise
Lucie – Lucy
Luna - Moon
Mayelle - Mail
Manon - Manon
Margot - Margo
Marie - Marie
Maud - Mode
Maya - Maya
Mila - Mila
Nina - Nina
Noa - Noah
Noemie - Noemie
Nora - Nora
Nore - Nor
Olivia - Olivia
Pauline
Rania - Rania
Romane - Romani
Roos – Rose
Salma - Salma
Sara - Sarah
Sofia
Tess - Tess
Valentine - Valentine (Valentine)
Victoria - Victoria
Yana - Yana
Yasmine - Yasmin
Zoe - Zoe (Zoe)
Yo, Guido, Female.
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select a country and click on it - a page with lists of popular names will openState in Northwestern Europe. Population - 11,242,781 (2015 estimate). The capital is Brussels. It borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. It is washed by the North Sea in the northwest.
Belgium is divided into three regions, two of which are divided into provinces: the Flemish Region, the Walloon Region, and the Brussels-Capital Region. In parallel with this, Belgium is divided into three linguistic communities: the Flemish Community (the Flemish District and the Brussels-Capital District), the Francophone Community (the Walloon District and the Brussels-Capital District), the German-speaking Community (part of the province of Liege).
Two main ethnic groups- Flemings (about 60%, speak Dutch and its numerous dialects) and Walloons (about 40%, speak French, Walloon and some other languages). Of the religions, Roman Catholic prevails, but there are many Muslims, Anglicans, Protestants, and Jews.
The main source for name statistics in Belgium is Statbel, the website of the Directorate-General for Statistics and Economic Information (Dutch abbreviation ADSEI, French DGSIE). His website has a section dedicated to names and surnames. This information is presented in full in Dutch and French. It is available for download to your computer in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format.
The Statbel website provides various statistics on personal names. There are frequency lists of names with a frequency of at least 5 of all residents for 2013 - in the context of Belgium and each of the three districts. This list contains 18562 male and 22294 female names. It also gives statistics of names among three age groups: under 18 years old, from 18 to 64 years old and over 65 years old. In the first age group most common Belgian male given name Thomas, in the second group - Marc, in the third - Jean. Among women under 18 in Belgium, the most common name is Laura among Belgian women aged 18–64 – maria, among women over 65 years of age Maria.
Another kind of name statistics is the names of newborns. Data is available on the Statbel website for years since 1995, for names whose frequency is at least 5. These statistics are given by country, three districts, for male and female names.
The data given on the statistics of the most popular names in Belgium clearly reflect the number of Muslims in this country and high level fertility in their environment. Muslims now make up a quarter of the population of Brussels and make this city the most Muslim in Europe. The majority of Muslims in Belgium are from Morocco (70%) and Turkey (20%).
The high percentage of Muslims in Belgium is also reflected in the naming statistics. In the top 20 male names of newborns in the Brussels-Capital District, we meet typical Muslim names in 2014 Mohamed, Ali, Amir, Ibrahim, Imran, Youssef, female Amina, Assia, Aya, Malak, Maryam, Nour, Salma and others. Top 20 Names Sarah and Sara can equally be traditional for both European Belgians and Muslim Belgians.
I will show you the 20 most common names of newborns in 2014 and the 20 most common names of all citizens of Belgium.
Place Name Quantity
carriers1 Louis 622 2 Lucas 619 3 Arthur 610 4 Adam 575 5 noah 562 6 Liam 513 7 Mohammed 468 8 Nathan 455 9 Jules 442 10 mathis 428 11 Victor 420 12 Gabriel 393 13 Hugo 387 14 Vince 311 15 Finn 305 16 Ethan 301 17 Eden 291 18 Thomas 289 19 Theo 278 20 Matteo 270
Place Name Quantity
carriers1 Emma 653 2 Louise 584 3 Elise 480 4 Olivia 459 5 Lina 383 6 Marie 376 7 Lucie 359 8 Ella 348 9 Alice 347 10 Juliette 347 11 Mila 344 12 Chloé 339 13 Elena 336 14 Anna 333 15 Camille 333 16 Lea 320 17 Nina 320 18 Lena 313 19 Charlotte 306 20 Julie 303
Place Brussels Flanders wallonia 1 Adam Lucas Hugo 2 Mohammed Liam Louis 3 Rayyan Vince Gabriel 4 Gabriel Arthur Arthur 5 David noah Nathan 6 Imran Finn Theo 7 Amir mathis Lucas 8 Lucas, Youssef Louis Ethan 9 Yanis Seppe noah 10 Arthur Jules, Stan Tom 11 Noah, Ibrahim Lars Timeo 12 imrane Alexander Jules 13 Anas Kobe Eden 14 Victor Leon Sacha 15 Nathan Victor Alexandre 16 Luca, Ali Adam, Wout Victor 17 Mohammed, Nassim Milan Liam 18 Ethan, Ayoub Matteo Raphael 19 Zakaria Vic Maxime 20 Samuel Mats Matheo
Place Brussels Flanders wallonia 1 Lina Emma Lea 2 Aya Elise Lucie 3 Sarah Louise Chloé 4 Sofia Ella Zoe 5 nour Marie Emma 6 Yasmine noor Louise, Alice 7 Malak Lena Camille 8 Emma Julie Olivia 9 Sara Lotte Jade 10 Anna Mila Eva 11 Olivia, Maria Elena Manon 12 Ines Anna Giulia 13 Alice Olivia Juliette 14 Maryam lore Julia 15 Ines fien Lola 16 Julia Nina Mia 17 Lea Amelie Victoria 18 Amina, Salma Charlotte, Nora Elsa 19 Louise, Victoria Juliette Clara 20 Laura Laura, Amber Elise, Sofia
In any team you can meet a person with an unusual, strange or very unusual. As a rule, its origin depends on the specific traditions of the country in which its owner was born. For example, Dutch surnames considered one of the funniest in the world. Why - learn from this article.
Surname: 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 the family, by the way, and slaves serving the owners. In Russia, the rules were practically the same: before the abolition of serfdom, the peasants had the same surname as the landowner.
Nowadays, without a surname, nowhere - it is given to us from birth and most often remains with us for life. Except in special cases, of course.
The history of funny Dutch surnames
Dutch surnames are considered the funniest in all of Europe, and there is a perfectly reasonable historical explanation for this. When the nation was conquered by Napoleon in 1811, he issued a decree according to which, forcibly, every inhabitant of the Netherlands was obliged 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 and not puzzle over inventing surnames. And the freedom-loving people were not at all opposed to mocking the invaders.
This is how absolutely stupid surnames appeared, which it was simply impossible to pronounce without laughter. 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 inhabitants of the country again became independent. 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?
Recognition of generic names is given by their unique prefixes: “van”, “de”, “van der” and others. Thanks to this, Dutch surnames are so widely known abroad. For example, in the USA they are very popular.
For many Americans, Dutch surnames are automatically associated with prestige and high wealth. Basically, due to the fact that the rich industrialists were from the Netherlands. Take at least But his last name, despite the beautiful sound, the most that neither is, ordinary. There was such 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 carrier. But the Dutch version of van is much more prosaic, and no social status is not behind him.
The prefix "van" is usually written by the inhabitants of the Netherlands with a small letter (the exception is in the initials or the beginning of a sentence), but abroad it can be found written with a capital letter.
Most Popular Dutch Names
In general, the Netherlands is a state, although small, but very socially saturated. Proximity to Belgium and Germany, a rich ethnic and religious composition, several indigenous groups of the population - all this cannot but influence Dutch names and surnames.
If you want to know everything about the names in this country, it is worth visiting the local Social Security Bank. In addition to its main task - to insure the population against 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 decrease or increase in the popularity of each name, compared to the previous period. For any name, you can find complete information, including its origin, etymology, correspondences in other languages, and known speakers.
It is curious that you will find information on names only in the Dutch version of the site. Although it itself is available in many languages, including English, German, French and Spanish. But nevertheless, you need to understand Dutch in order to learn the most popular Dutch names and surnames.
Male names, for example, Daan, Sem, Lucas, Milan, Thomas are found here at almost every step. And if we talk about popular women's, 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 of origin: geographical, occupational, descriptive, or familial:
- Surnames that are derived from the region in which its carrier 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 “originating from a farm”)
- Another example typical surname- by profession. For example, Haak means “peddler”, Kuiper means “cooper”, and with de Klerk everything is completely clear - the person worked as a clerk.
- The third group of surnames came from certain physical features a person or his character traits. For example, Dik means "fat" and de Groot means "big". Not everyone is lucky with a surname, what can I 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 Addik" and Evers means "son of Ever". That is, a kind of patronymic - an analogue of what we wear in Russia.
Interesting facts about Dutch surnames
- Male Dutch surnames, like ours, are given once and for life. When a girl gets married, she has a choice. She can either keep her surname, or combine it with her husband's surname, turning it into a double one. Many prefer the first way, if the name of the groom 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 the youngest family member of the same name. Whereas the analogue de Oude "senior" is much less common. It is understandable - to call a new name someone who already bears a specific surname, only because the family has appeared new member, not nice.
- The most popular Dutch surnames are Vries, Jansen, van de Berg, Bakker, van Dijck and Visser.
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Belgian male names
Belgium is a state in northwestern Europe. Population - 10.8 million people. The capital is Brussels. It borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France.
The name of the state comes from the name of the Celtic tribe - belgi, inhabiting this area at the beginning of our era.
Belgium is divided into three regions:
Flemish region
Walloon region
Brussels-Capital Region.
Belgium has three language communities– Flemish, French, German-speaking.
Accordingly, the names are mainly of Cemetsky 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 - Ferry
Florian - Florian
Gabriel
Gilles - Gilles
Guillaume
Hugo - Hugo
Jarne - Jorn
Jasper - Jasper
Jelle - Gilles
Jonas - Jonas
Julien - Julien
Kobe
Lander
Lars - Lars
Liam - Lim
Louis - Louis
Lowie
Luka - Luca
Lucas - Lucas
Martin - Martin
Matheo - Mateo
Mathias - Matthias
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
Ryan – Ryan
Robbe – Robbie
Robin - Robin
Romain – Roman
Ruben - Ruben
Rune - Rune
Sam - Sam
Samuel – Samuel
Sander
Senne
Seppe
Siebe
Simon - Simon
Stan
Theo– Theo
Thomas - Thomas
Tibo
tom
Tristan - Tristan
Tuur – Tour
Victor - Victor
Warre - Verry
William – William
Wout
Xander - Xander
Yanis - Janis
Yo, Udo, Guido
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Note! We are not engaged in healing and 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.
The only direction of our work is correspondence consultations in writing, training through an esoteric club and writing books.
Sometimes people write to us that on some sites they saw information that we allegedly deceived someone - they took money for healing sessions or making amulets. We officially declare that this is slander, not true. In all our lives, we have never deceived anyone. On the pages of our site, in the materials of the club, 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 time has come when slander pays well. Now many are ready to sell their homeland for three kopecks, and it is even easier to engage in slandering 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, about faith in God. They do not believe in God, because a believer will never make a deal with his conscience, he will never engage in deceit, slander, and fraud.
There are a lot of scammers, pseudo-magicians, charlatans, envious people, people without conscience and honor, hungry for money. The police and other regulatory agencies are not yet able to cope with the increasing influx of "Cheat for profit" insanity.
So please be careful!
Sincerely, Oleg and Valentina Svetovid
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