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Pages in category "Dutch feminine given names" The following 177 pages are in this category, out of 177 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Dutch family names were not required until 1811 when emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands; [1] prior to 1811, the use of patronymics was much more common. In Dutch linguistics , many names use certain qualifying words (prepositions) which are positioned between a person's given name and their surname .
Data can be viewed in the Corpus of Family Names in the Netherlands See specifically De top 100 van de familienamen in Nederland (Dutch) Names ending in -stra or -ma are usually of Frisian origin. For example, Terpstra, Bijlsma, Halsema. Names ending in -ink or -ing are usually of Low Saxon origin. For example, Hiddink, Meyerink, Mentink.
The Germanic names are the names with the longest history in the Dutch-speaking area; they form the oldest layer of the given names known in Dutch. The Germanic names were characterised by a rich diversity, as there were many possible combinations. A Germanic name is composed of two parts, the latter of which also indicates the gender of the ...
Dutch feminine given names (177 P) E. English feminine given names (804 P) Estonian feminine given names (169 P) F. Faroese feminine given names (6 P)
Pages in category "Dutch-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,559 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The cabinet of the Netherlands has had female members since 1953. Anna de Waal served as the first female cabinet member as State Secretary for Education, Arts and Sciences appointed on 2 February 1953. Marga Klompé was the first female cabinet minister as Minister of Social Work appointed on 13 October 1956.
Pages in category "Dutch given names" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...