Articles > NamesDutch Names 1358-1361
by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (Sara L. Uckelman)
version 2.0 © 2008, 2009 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved; last updated 24Aug09
Introduction
The source for these names is De rekeningen van de grafelijkheid van Holland uit de Beirse periode, deel: 1358-61, a collection of Dutch trade documents with listings from 1358 to 1361. I have collated the given names found in these documents, and organized them here alphabetically. Feminine names are listed first, then masculine names. The header form is the most common spelling, the
indented forms are other spellings as well as diminutive forms (recognizable by the suffixes -gen, -ken, and -kin). Bynames are listed on a separate page.
Holland at this point in time was not a unified country; it was made up of small provinces,
often feuding with each other and vying for power. Because relations between different
provinces may or may not have been amicable at any given point, there was a rather
significant regionalization of names. The names in this document were found in records from
the provinces of Zeeland, Zuidholland, and Noordholland; these are all along the northern
edge of the country along the coastline.
Because of the nature of the source documents, an acccurate statistical analyses of the names
presented here is impossible. However, it is possible to give a rough generalization of which
names are more common and which are not. Header spellings listed in red
are more common than others. Of the masculine names, Jan and its variants are far and
away the most common name; there were roughly 224 people named Jan in these documents.
Of the next most common masculine name, Willem, only 69 instances are found.
Feminine Names
Agnes
Agneese
Angneese
Alijt
Aliden
Aliid
Aliit
Alijd
Alyden
Annen
Aven
Ave
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Eilburg
Elen
Fye
Fyen
Gheertruud
Gheertruut
Gheetrwd
Trude
Truden
Gheile
Heile
Hille
Johanna |
Katerine
Catharina
Catheline
Cathelinen
Katelinen
Katerinen
Lijsbet
Liisbetten
Lisebet
Lisebetten
Lizebetten
Lysebet |
Machteld
Machtelden
Margriet
Griet
Margriete
Yaen
Zoete
Zoetync |
Masculine Names
Adam
Adaem
Daemkiin
Alaerdus
Albrecht
Aelbrecht
Alewijn
Aelwiin
Alewiin
Andries
Andrees
Andriese
Anthonis
Thoniis
Thonijs
Arend
Aernd
Aernde
Aernken
Aerkiin
Aerkijn
Aerne
Aernt
Arnd
Arne
Arnt
Augustijn
Augustiin
Baertoud
Baertoude
Baertraet
Bartraet
Barnaerd
Barnaert
Baernt
Bartoen
Bertoen
Bartolomeus
Bartelmeeus
Barthelmies
Bertelmies
Meeus
Beye
Baeye
Beyndijn
Bonsart
Boudijn
Boeyken
Boudekijn
Boudeken
Bouden
Boudiin
Buus
Calle
Claeuwaert
Clemencien
Coen
Coene
Coenen
Coenkijn
Coenkiin
Coenrade
Coenradus
Coenraed
Coenraet
Coenrarde
Coenrardum
Coenrardus
Coenselijn
Coensen
Colijn
Coliin
Coppaert
Coper
Costijn
Costiin
Crispiin
Crystiaen
Damaes
Danckaert
Danckaerd
Danckaerde
Danckert
Daniel
Danel
Dirk
Dieric
Dirc
Dirric
Doedeken
Doedekijn
Domaes
Ector
Eduard
Edewaerde
Eduwaerde
Edwaerde
Engel
Enghel
Engelbrecht
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Faucoen
Filips
Philips
Philps
Phylips
Floerkijn
Floerken
Floerkiin
Floris
Florens
Floriis
Florijs
Foyken
Frank
Frederik
Vrederic
Vrederick
Friedrich
Garbrant
Gheerbrant
Gerrit
Gheerade
Gheeraed
Gheeraet
Gheeret
Gheraed
Gheraerd
Gherarde
Gheraert
Gherarde
Gherede
Gheret
Gheride
Gheriit
Gherijt
Gheryde
Gheryt
Ghaeyen
Gheenman
Gheerdecijn
Gheerkiin
Gheerlof
Gheerout
Ghibe Dender
Gijsbrecht
Ghijsbrecht
Ghisebrecht
Ghizebrecht
Gillis
Geliis
Gielis
Gilliis
Gillijs
Godeken
Godekiin
Godevaart
Ghodeuaerde
Ghodeuaert
Godeuart
Goeswiin
Goudriaan
Heinman
Hendrick
Heijndelen
Heineken
Heinekijn
Heinkiin
Heinkijn
Heinric
Heinrich
Henric
Heyne
Heynen
Heynken
Heynkiin
Heynkijn
Heynric
Heynrike
Herman
Harman
Heerman
Hereman
Herry
Harry
Hillebrant
Hubrecht
Hugheman
Hugo
Hughe
Hughen
Jackel
Jacken
Jacob
Cop
Coppe
Coppijn
Copken
Copkijn
Coppiin
Iacob
Jacop
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Jan
Han
Hanneken
Hannekiin
Hannekijn
Hannijn
Hans
Hanse
Hansen
Hanssen
Hanze
Hensen
Ian
Ianne
Ihan
Ihanne
Janne
Jannes
Jhan
Johannes
Jocen
Jorijs
Iorijs
Justaes
Kerstant
Kerstiaen
Kerstecen
Kersteken
Kerstgen
Klaas
Claeis
Claes
Claescen
Claesekiin
Claesken
Claeskiin
Claestgen
Claeys
Claeyse
Claeysken
Claeyskijn
Clase
Clasecen
Claseken
Clasekijn
Clays
Clayse
Liclaeys
Liclase
Nyclaes
Nyclays
Lambrecht
Lammeken
Lemmeken
Lem
Lemcen
Lemcgen
Lemken
Lemkiin
Lemmekijn
Lemmetgen
Lauwerens
Lijsmoet
Louwe
Ludewijn
Lyonijs
Maes
Marquert
Martiin
Matheeus
Mathiis
Mathijs
Mathise
Mathiseken
Mathisekin
Melijs
Michiel
Mychelet
Moyses
Muloc
Noyden
Obele
Oel
Oelard
Oelaert
Oelout
Olaert
Olooud
Ogier
Odzier
Olivier
Oliuier
Olyuier
Orlijn
Otto
Otkiin
Otte
Ottekiin
Otten
Pelgrem
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Pieter
Peter
Pieterkin
Pouwels
Pouwles
Pyraert
Pierart
Pyret
Raes
Rasen
Reinoud
Reynoud
Reynout
Renger
Rengher
Reygher
Reyner
Reyngher
Reynaer
Reinaer
Reynaerd
Reyner
Reynier
Reynken
Reinken
Reynkiin
Ricout
Ritsaert
Robbrecht
Roelant
Roelof
Rolof
Roever
Rost
Rubbe
Rupert
Rutgheer
Sammel
Sander
Scarpinc
Segher
Simon
Siimken
Sijmkiin
Sympken
Symoen
Symon
Zymoen
Snelryem
Snelrijm
Staert
Staeskiin
Steven
Steuen
Steynaert
Storm
Tielkiin
Tyelkijn
Tielman
Tyelman
Vlas
Waelram
Waerlijn
Waernaer
Warnaer
Walraven
Walrauen
Wassemoet
Wasmoet
Wenceslas
Wijtman
Wiitman
Wyteman
Willem
Willaem
Willam
Willeken
Wisse
Wissen
Witte
Wlric
Vulric
Wolf
Wolfert
Wolfaerd
Wolfaert
Wolfart
Wouter
Wouterkijn
IJden
Yden
Yewiin
IJman
IJmmen
IJmmeken
Ymmen
Ymsseliin
IJsbrant
Isebrand
Ysebrant
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Source: De rekeningen van de grafelijkheid van Holland uit de Beierse periode: serie I-De hofrekeningen en de dijkgraafsrekeningen van de Grote Waard, Deel: 1358-61, (Den Haag: Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis, 1997.)
The original article can be found at: http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/dutch/earlydutch14.html
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