Historical Dutch names for storytelling (1700s-1980s)
Note: it was common for sons to get the first name of their father, and his father before him etcetera. But the nicknames would be different. For example: there could be 3 generations named Albertus but they would be called Albert, Bert and Bertus. Or the oldest could be called old Bert, or something like that.
MASCULINE
Hendrikus (Henricus, Hendrik, Henk, Henri) Christianus (Christiaan, Chris) Johannus (Johan, Hans, Jan, Jannus) Jacobus (Jacob, Jakob) Fransiscus (Frans, Frank) Frederik (Fred, Alfredus) Antonius (Anton, Antoon) Albertus (Albert, Bert) Adrianus (Adriaan, Ad, Aart) Sebastiaan (Bastiaan, Bas) Theodorus (Theo) Wilhelmus (Willem, Wilhelm, Will) Robertus (Robert, Rob) Petrus (Peter, Piet, Pieter) Paulus (Paul) Martinus (Martin, Maarten, Marten, Martijn, Mathijs) Marcellinus (Marcus, Marcel, Marco, Marc, Mark) Marinus (Marius) Arnoldus (Arnold) Bernardus (Berend, Bernard) Gerrit Harry Gerardus (Gerard, Geert, Gerhard) Kornelis Klaas Leonardus (Leo) Nicolaas (Nico, Niels) Richard Roelof (Roel) Rogier Ronaldus (Ronald, Roy) Rudolph (Rudolf, Ruud, Rutger) Stephanus (Stefan, Steven) Vincent Kees Joris Coenraad (Coen, Koen) Floris Teun Daan (Daniel) Abraham (Bram) Barend Diederik (Dirk, Dick) Hugo
FEMININE
Johanna (Anna, Anne) Maria (Marie, Marieke, Marietje, Maartje) Aagje Adriana (Adriaantje, Alie) Alberta Anita (Annie, Anette, Annemieke, Annemarie, Antje) Brenda Brigitte Carolina (Carola, Caroline) Catharina (Cato, Catootje) Dirkje Engelina (Ellen, Elly, Ellie) Esther Evelien (Eveline, Everdina) Francina (Fransisca, Francien) Frederika (Frederike, Freedje) Geertruida (Geertje, Gerarda, Gerda, Gerdina, Gerritje, Getruda, Grietje) Hanneke (Hanna, Hanne) Hendrika (Hendrikje, Henrica, Henriëtte) Janneke (Janna, Jantje, Janneke, Jannie, Janie) Jolanda Karin Magdalena
Tips for making the names unique and interesting:
-Add a c before a k (Hendrik --> Hendrick)
-Turn the second a into an e (Klaas --> Klaes || Nicolaas --> Nicolaes)













