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[Opinions] Most popular Dutch names in 1989
This are the most popular names in the Netherlands in the year I was born (1989). I added the pronunciations of the names that are pronounced different here. So WDYT?Girlsnames

1 Maria (mah-REE-ah)
2 Laura (I can't really explain this one. It sound the most like LOW-ra)
3 Anne (AHN-nuh)
4 Sanne (SAHN-nuh)
5 Johanna (yo-HAHN-nah
6 Kim
7 Linda
8 Chantal (shahn-TAHL)
9 Anna (AHN-nah)
10 Samantha (sah-MAHN-tah)
11 Denise (both Duh-NEES and duh-NEE-nuh)
12 Stephanie (stef-FAH-nee)
13 Esther (ES-tur)
14 Michelle (both MEE-shel and MEE-shel-luh are used).
15 Daniëlle (dah-NEE-el-luh)
16 Suzanne (suy-SAHN-nuh and suy-SAHN)
17 Anouk (ahn-NOOK)
18 Joyce
19 Elisabeth (ay-LEE-ah-bet)
20 Sharon (SHAH-rohn and SHER-un are both used)Boysnames
1 Johannes (yo-HAHN-nuhs)
2 Kevin
3 Jeroen (Yuh-ROON)
4 Thomas (TO-mahs)
5 Mark
6 Tim
7 Jan (JAHN)
8 Dennis
9 Roy
10 Robin
11 Michael
12 Martijn (mahr-TIEN is what it looks like the most)
13 Patrick
14 Stefan (STAY-fahn)
15 Jeffrey
16 Nick
17 Rick
18 Niels (NEELS)
19 Bart
20 Sander (SAHN-dur)The names that are still (or again) in the top 20:
Girls: Sanne, Anne, Anna and Anouk
Boys: Thomas, Tim and NielsI personally was very suprised about Maria, Elisabeth, Johanna and Johannes. Those names seem so old fashioned. And I never heard it on people around my age. Maybe they where called by a nickname?I like:
AnnaThomas
Sander
Bart
Stefan

This message was edited 5/10/2007, 3:15 AM

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I like:
Anne said ANN (AHN-uh is lovely too but I'd spell it Ana)
Johanna
Anna
Elisabeth
Thomas
Mark
Michael
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These are the names I like:Laura
Johanna
Anna
Esther
ElisabethThomas
PatrickThanks
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the Maria thingI know, when I first read it a while ago, I was little surprised too, but think of how many Marlies, Marloes, Marianne, Marleen and other Mar-names are out there. Maria Elisabeth would be the official name, but they would go by Marlies. :)I like a lot of these names, although a few are a little too dated.

This message was edited 5/10/2007, 10:25 AM

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I like:Maria
Laura (LOW-ra is right if it is Dutch)
Anna
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1 Maria - ok but a bit boring
2 Laura - ok
3 Anne - I hate Anna but Anne is ok
4 Sanne - more of a NN to me
5 Johanna - dislike
6 Kim - dislike it
7 Linda - dislike it
8 Chantal - dislike it(I had a French teacher named Chantal)
9 Anna - hate it! The only name I truely hate
10 Samantha - ok
11 Denise - dislike
12 Stephanie - dislike
13 Esther - cute
14 Michelle - dislike
15 Daniëlle - ok
16 Suzanne - ok
17 Anouk - like it
18 Joyce - dislike
19 Elisabeth - ok
20 Sharon - okBoysnames
1 Johannes - like it
2 Kevin - dislike
3 Jeroen - dislike
4 Thomas - ok
5 Mark - love it spelled Marc
6 Tim - ok
7 Jan - ok
8 Dennis - ok
9 Roy - ok
10 Robin - cute
11 Michael - classy, a name I like in theory but would never use
12 Martijn - ok
13 Patrick - ok
14 Stefan - I had a teacher names Stefan and I can only think of him when I see it (he was a great teacher but still...)
15 Jeffrey - dislike
16 Nick - love it!
17 Rick - dislike
18 Niels - nice
19 Bart - ok
20 Sander - very nice
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