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Dutch Baby boy names

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sparkysalmon · 11/03/2023 07:09

Can anyone think of a 6 letter boys name, that can be shortened, and works well in English as well as Dutch.
Harmen was suggested, but shortened to Harm doesn't work for me in English!
Any ideas?

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sparkysalmon · 04/05/2023 19:45

@midsomermurderess
Thanks..baby was born yesterday, and he is called Perijn.

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midsomermurderess · 04/05/2023 10:31

Currently, popular Dutch boys’ names include Liam, Luca, Lucas. Unless you/they go for older names, I think you’ll find they aren’t that different from the UK.

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sparkysalmon · 04/05/2023 07:00

Yes, Peer, as in pear🍐!!!!

Well, the parents are Dutch, and living in the Netherlands, so I guess they know what they are doing!

There's a Dutch actor Peer Mascini so, it's clearly not unheard of, it's just unusual to English ears

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suburbophobe · 04/05/2023 04:09

In addition to Noah, the rest of the Top 5 Dutch boy names include Liam, Luca, Lucas, and Mees.

Don't worry OP. Names are like fashions, They change every year.

Peer must be a local name. He can always call himself Peter internationally as an adult.

suburbophobe · 04/05/2023 04:02

Peer means Pear (as in the fruit) in Dutch!

Yep.

Congratulations! Lovely he's born safe and well.

Hopelessacademic · 04/05/2023 03:34

Really?? Peer means Pear (as in the fruit) in Dutch!

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sparkysalmon · 03/05/2023 19:16

It sounds like Purr- rine ( rhyme with lime)

Nickname is Peer...

Which I think of as sounding like Pier...

It's going to be tricky, I can't roll my R's

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LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 03/05/2023 18:57

Is it Perijn or Pepijn?

coxesorangepippin · 03/05/2023 18:56

Caspar is great

You can't call him Gerrit

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 03/05/2023 18:54

Congratulations. No idea why they would think it works in English, presume it is pronounced as Pe-rine

Sandysandwich · 03/05/2023 18:30

Congratulations on the nephew,
How do you pronounce the name?

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sparkysalmon · 03/05/2023 18:13

Baby Nephew was born this afternoon.

His name is....

Perijn

He's gorgeous and looks just Like his brother as a newborn

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sparkysalmon · 17/04/2023 15:56

No, not yet....he's due mid May so, not too long to wait now ....
I will update when he is here....

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LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 17/04/2023 15:01

Have you found out the name yet?

Yu98 · 14/03/2023 18:14

Or Dinand

Yu98 · 14/03/2023 18:08

Thomas
Julian
Floris
Morris
Jayden
Tobias
Willem
Oliver
Nathan
Samuel
Joshua
Casper
Arthur
Julius
Daniel
Jasper
Victor
Fabian
Philip
Dorian

user1492757084 · 14/03/2023 04:26

Friso
Willem
Anders
Dirk
Isaak
bartel
Pieter
Petrus
Zander
Casper
Reuben
Gerrit
Fabian
Berend
Lars
Espen
Coen
Markus
Arnoud
Sven

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sparkysalmon · 11/03/2023 11:57

@GrumpyPanda
Good shout, but that's his brother!🤣

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Fraaahnces · 11/03/2023 11:57

When I lived there, all the really derpy kids were called Kevin. (They pronounced it KEFF - Fin)

Thomas
Jonas
Jonah
Karel
Mathew
Mateus
Matias
Judah
Samuel
Gerard
Maxim

GrumpyPanda · 11/03/2023 11:48

Marten.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 11/03/2023 11:45

sparkysalmon · 11/03/2023 07:51

I'm liking Willem so far...I think that's a good contender

I don’t know if willem works in English and Dutch as the first letter wouldn’t be pronounced the same in both

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 11/03/2023 11:44

Thomas

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sparkysalmon · 11/03/2023 11:35

@goldenfoliage

Both parents are Dutch, and live in the Netherlands, as do all of their Dutch extended family.They have teased that it is a typical but possibly slightly old fashioned Dutch name, but that it will also work nicely in English ( and therefore I can pronounce 🤣)

It's just a bit of fun, wondering what the name will be. I'm excited about it, that's all.

And, absolutely I will be enthusiastic whatever the name will be, and as I will be this child's childminder when his mum returns to work, as I am already for his brother it's just a bit of fun.

If it's "Lame" for you, feel free not to participate

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MotherOfHouseplants · 11/03/2023 09:10

I’d be genuinely surprised if a Dutch parent used Willem. It’s pretty old-fashioned and was last popular in the 80s so it’s a real ‘dad’ name there.