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Adrian. Adrianus (given name) Aernout. Aert. Albert (given name) Albertus (given name) Alexander. Alfred (name) Alvin (given name)
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 ...
Baas – The Boss. Bakker – Baker. Beek, van – From the brook. Beekhof – garden brook. Beenhouwer – Butcher. Berg, van der – From the cliff, mountain. Berkenbosch – birch wood, a grove of birch trees. Bijl, van der – "from the axe" – i.e. descended from woodcutters (lumberjacks) Boer, de – the Farmer.
Princess Irene of the Netherlands, 1939, m. (1964–1981) Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma, 4 children not eligible for throne. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, 1943–. Pieter van Vollenhoven. Princess Christina of the Netherlands, (1947–2019), m. Jorge Pérez y Guillermo (m. 1975; div. 1996), 3 children not eligible for throne.
The history of the Netherlands extends back long before the founding of the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon. For thousands of years, people have been living together around the river deltas of this section of the North Sea coast. Records begin with the four centuries during which the region formed a ...
Van Binnenmaas; The title (Dutch: Burggraaf) belongs to the family of the Marquess van Eeden, and is bestowed upon the eldest male heir. They also bear the titles of Count (Dutch: Graaf) van Mijnsheerenland and in Belgium Baron van Moerkerken-Damme. De Preud'homme d'Hailly de Nieuport (Viscount of Nieuport) Du Bus; Roest van Alkemade
Tonnie. Tonny (name) Categories: Given names by culture. Dutch language. Germanic given names. European given names.
Isaac Beeckman (1588–1637), Dutch philosopher. David Gorlaeus (1591-1612), Dutch natural philosopher and proponent of atomism. Jan Amos Comenius (1592–1670), Czech educator and writer. Nicolaes Tulp (1593–1674), doctor, magistrate, and mayor of Amsterdam. René Descartes (1596–1650), French philosopher lived in Holland from 1628 to 1649.