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in reply to a message by Adenydd
According to a Dutch namesite, Wietske is a diminutive for old Germanic names Wig (struggle) Widu (forest, woodland) or Widha (wide, far). Can't confirm any of that! - but I do like the sound of it.
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My book on old Frisian names confirms this (and lists Witske, Wytske, Wietje, Wieta and Wiete as variants).
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Thanks. That makes sense since Dutch names ending in -ke are often diminutives. I'll look into this!
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