Times change and so do names. The Social Insurance Banks know the names of all newborns, as their parent's family allowances depend on them.
For the just completed year the "hit parade" of popular girl names is:
Sophie, Sanne, Lisa, Anna, Julia, Emma, Lieke, Fleur, Lotte, Eva, Iris, Anouk, Anne, Isa, Femke, Noa, Roos, Britt, Amber, Maud.
Over six decades ago, 1940 to be precise, this list was:
Maria, Johanna, Anna, Cornelia, Wilhelmina, Elisabeth, Catharina, Hendrika, Adriana, Petronella, Geertruida, Helena, Jacoba, Margaretha, Antonia, Aaltje, Theodora, Christina, Alida. and Grietje.
On the boys side we see today:
Sem, Daan, Thomas, Lars, Milan, Tim, Thijs, Jesse, Lucas, Sven, Stijn, Reuben, Bram, Luuk, Lucas, Max, Finn, Niels, Jan, Nick and Tom.
In their Grandparents days, the list was:
Johannes, Jan, Cornelis, Hendrik, Willem, Pieter, Wilhelmus, Petrus, Gerrit, Antonius, Jacobus, Gerardus, Adrianus, Hendricus, Franciscus, Theodorus, Johan, Jacob, Dirk Marinus and Govert.
My name ?: Geertruida Bertha Decock-Brussee
My husband: Regnerus Theodorus Decock
Brothers: Dirk Govert, Govert Cornelis, Cornelis Dirk, Willem Adriana and Nicolas
Sisters: Jacoba, Bertha Geertruida and Lijdia.
My mothers name: Adriana Aaltje (Actually I love that, next girl will get that name!)
I am sure you were waiting for this information, hahaha!
1 comment:
Time & names 'they named me Johanna', later in time: JoAnn. my dad's name is stabil: Jan, also my though of him, wich is timeless...
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