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Dutch girls' names

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Wildwaterfalls · 18/09/2013 21:32

Only 8 wks pg so getting ahead of myself, but DD1 has a lovely traditional Dutch name (won't disclose as will out me!). I'd quite like something along the same lines if DC2 is a girl.

So please give me your favourite Dutch girls' names! Ideally that work in English so eg not something like Loes (loose??!) or Sjoukje (sp/pn nightmare).

TIA

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Iwaswatchingthat · 22/09/2013 07:41

Hana

Eva

Gwen

ichoochoochooseyou · 22/09/2013 03:46

Janneke
Lise
Roos

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saggybaps · 22/09/2013 02:33

Anne
Wilhelmina
Gerda
Cynthia
Non
Laura
Marianne

Botanica · 22/09/2013 02:08

Dieuwke?

JacqueslePeacock · 21/09/2013 22:37

Elselijn. Lovely name.

littlealien01 · 21/09/2013 22:28

olga
hilde
hanneke

char1eston · 21/09/2013 21:10

Have a friend called Marike and her daughter is Yara
Both lovely names

bootsycollins · 21/09/2013 14:13

Anouk is fabulous.

AlansCatalanCat · 21/09/2013 14:00

Femke sounds/looks like some sort of womens' sanitary product. Sanitary towels or pantyliners or "Intimate deodorant" Sorry!

MoreThanWords · 21/09/2013 08:47

I don't think there would be pron. issues with Inge. Much less than spelling issues from other suggestions!

Sanne might run in to teasing over Sanitory though.....

NeoMaxiZoomDweebie · 21/09/2013 07:52

I like Femke. "Fem-Cuh"

EsTutMirLeid · 21/09/2013 07:51

Posted too soon.

I know a Sanne (g) and a Janneke (g) and a Reinier (b).

I know a Camarie (g) too but I'm not sure if she's Dutch or Siuth African.

EsTutMirLeid · 21/09/2013 07:49

I know a Sanne.

BlackberrySeason · 21/09/2013 07:46

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MrsMaryCooper · 21/09/2013 07:00

Cirta
Thalia
Olivia

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Wildwaterfalls · 21/09/2013 06:53

Have added Dineke and Anouk, and Jolien which is not on this thread but has just occurred to me.

Waves at blackberry - as you can see I am getting rather ahead of myself!

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NormanTheForeman · 20/09/2013 23:32

Oh, only thought Meisje because there was a girl at ds's former primary school with that name. Thought it must be a general Dutch female name....

gotthemoononastick · 20/09/2013 23:20

We know a lovely Klaradyn....pronounced claradaine.Old name not much used now.

MariaLuna · 20/09/2013 23:11

Meisje?

Would you call your daughter "little girl"?!

MariaLuna · 20/09/2013 23:09

Check online Dutch papers for scanning names.

A lot of old-fashioned names here.....

Juliana for instance is the present king's granny.

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Theas18 · 20/09/2013 22:57

Nothing with a Dutch G though, we Brits make pathetic fools of ourselves trying to say that, even those of us ?ho really try!