DUTCH NAMES AND THEIR ENGLISH EQUIVALENT

For someone just starting Dutch research, a Dutch name is like a foreign word. To add to this, the Dutch had a habit of "feminizing" male names. It was very important to carry down the paternal grandfather's name, and if a Dutch couple seemed to be having girls only, they might make a feminine name out of a masculine name. For example, Hans might become Hansje. This last name gives a clue to feminine names in Dutch. Names ending in "je", "ye", or "ie" tended to be feminine names. In fact, the j, y, and i were interchangeable, and thus you might see Antje, Antye, or Antie, all being the same name. Another thing to keep in mind, is that the letter J was interchangeable with the letter I. Thus a man could be John J. Post, or John I. Post and it could be the same person. Since the New Jersey Dutch would traditionally use their father's first name as the middle name until late into the 19th century, the researcher is left with the dilemma of what the middle initial suggests - perhaps Johannes or perhaps Isaac. These are all things to keep in mind when looking at a Dutch name.

Also keep in mind when looking at Dutch records, that other nationality names are included in church records, for example the French Huguenot and the German. To help a little with one's research, the following Dutch names with English equivalents, most of which are from Munsell's "Annals of Albany", are given. It is really helpful to know the English equivalent, since a child might be baptized with a certain name, but by the time a will was written, might be using the English equivalent.

Dutch Name English Name
AaghieAgatha
AaltjeAdeline
AddaAdeline
AdriaantjeAdrianna
Aefje/EefjeEve
AertArthur
AgnietjeAgnes
AlettaAdela/Letitia
AndriesAndrew
AnnekenAnn
Annetje/Antje/AnnaatjeAnna/Hannah
ArentArthur
AriaantjeHarriet
Arie/ArienAaron/Adrian
ArnoutArnold
BaefjeBeverly
Balt/BaltusBalthaser
BarberBarbara
BarentBernard(or Barney)
BartelBartholomew
BartjeBertha
BastiaanSebastian
BoudewynBaldwin
Beletje/BellaIsabella
BellArabella
BetjeBetty
BaltjeElizabeth
Catharina/CatalyntieCatherine
ChristoffelChristopher
ChristiaanChristian
ChristyntjeChristiana
ClaasjeClaudia
CornelisCornelius
DaamAdam
DenysDionysius
Derrick/Dirck/DirkRichard
DirkjeDorothy
DivertjeDeborah
DriesAndrew
EduwartEdward
ElsjeAlice
EmmetjeEmma
EngeltjeAngelica
EvaEve
EpkeEgbert
ErnstErnest
EvertEverard
FemmetjePhebe
FransFrancis
FranscyntjeFrances/Fanny
Filips/FilipPhilip
FlorisFlorence
FloortjeFlora
FytjeSophia
GeertGeoffrey
Geertje/Giertje/GeertruydGertrude
GeesjeCharity/Grace
GerritGerard/Garret
GielMichael
Giertje/MargrietjeMargaret
Gillis/GellisGiles
Goris/JorisGeorge
GovertGodfrey
Gysbert/GyslbertGilbert
HansJack
HansjeJohanna
Hendrick/HenrickHenry
HendrickjeHenrietta/Harriet
HeyltjeHail
Hillegonda/HillegontHulda
HuygenHugh
Jaap/JapicJacob
JaapjeJacoba
JacobusJames
Jacaomyntje/JacominaJemima
JannetjeJane
JeronymusJerome
JillisGiles
Johanna/JannekenJoan
Johannes/JanJohn
JochemJoachim
JoostJustus
Joris/JurianGeorge
Josyntje/JosinaJustina
KarelCharles
Kasper/CasparJasper
Katryne/Kaatje/KatryntjeCatharine
KristiaanChristian
KlaartjeClara
Klaas/ClaesNicholas
Klaasje/KlasyneNicola
Krelis/Kees/KorisCornelius
KobusJames
Laurens/LouresLawrence
LeendertLeonard
Lieven/LieveLeo
Leentje/LenaHelena/Magdalena
Leonora/LenoorEleanor
LetjeLetitia
LodewykLudovicus
LotjeCharlotte
LukasLuke
Lysbet/LysjeElisabeth
MatthysMatthias
MewisBartholomew
MachtelMatilda
MargritjeMargaret
MarietjeMaria
MartyntjeMartena
Maria/Mariken/Marritje/
Marytje/Maartje/Maaicke
Mary
MetjeMartha
NaatjeAnna
NeeltjeNellie/Cornelia
NiesjeAgnes
Paulus/PowlesPaul
PaulyntjePaulena
PhilipPhilip
RoelofRalph
RoosjeRose
RutgertRoger
RykaardRichard
SaalSolomon
SaartjeSarah
SanderAlexander
Sanneke/Santje/SoeckeSusanna
StaatsEustice
StoffelChristopher
StyntjeChristiana
SytjeCynthia
TannekenAnn
TeunisAnthony
TieboutTheobold
ToontjeAntonia
TruytjeGertrude
TryntjeCatharine
TymenTimothy
ThysMatthias
TeuntjeEunice
WyntjeLavina
WouterWalter
WillemWilliam
WillempjeWilhelmina
YdjeIda

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