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Pages in category "Dutch masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 369 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
When the conversion was made from Germanic to Christian names, most parents just picked a name they liked best or would be most helpful in their child's later life, for example if the child came from a butcher's family and he himself could one day become a butcher, the child would probably be called after "Sint Joris" (the Dutch name for "Saint ...
Christiaan is a Dutch, Flemish, and Afrikaans male given name. An archaic spelling of the name was Christiaen with "ae" to indicate the long sound "a". People with the name include: Christiaan van Adrichem (1533–1585), Dutch Catholic priest and theological writer; Christiaan Andriessen (1775–1846), Dutch painter
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic Kefa ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon bar Jonah. [1] An Old English variant is Piers.
Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah until the Siege of Jerusalem (930 BC to 587 BC): Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌 [1] [2] Pronunciation: Bayawt Lahawm Meaning: House of Bread Village name from 587 BC through the time of Christ: Aramaic: בית לחם Pronunciation: Beit Lekhem Meaning: House of Bread Beth Shemesh: Village
Dutch feminine given names (177 P) Dutch masculine given names (1 C, 369 P) Pages in category "Dutch given names" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of ...
Christian is a unisex given name, which originated as a baptismal name used by persons of the Christian religion. It has been used as a given name since the Middle Ages , originally for males. It was later used for females, [ 1 ] without any feminising word endings.
The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany because of Christianity. Common German variants for Johannes are Johann , Hannes , Hans (diminutized to Hänschen or Hänsel , as known from " Hansel and Gretel ", a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers ), Jens (from Danish) and Jan (from Dutch, and found in many countries).