Beginnings chopped off-- Dutch and/or Frisian
I've been working on some family history and was delighted to find a record of my great-great-grandparents' marriage license. Unfortunately, their mothers' names got covered by the fold of the paper in photocopying, and I thought maybe some here would have a better idea than I have.
The first one is either -mkje or -ntje. It's very likely Frisian, since her daughter Siskje reported Frisian as her native language in the census. I suspect it's Lamkje, which is what Siskje named her daughter, but I'm open to other suggestions!
The other one ends in -wke, and it continues to stump me. Her son reported that their family spoke Dutch at home.
Does anybody with more knowledge of Dutch have any ideas on what else these could be? Thanks in advance!
The first one is either -mkje or -ntje. It's very likely Frisian, since her daughter Siskje reported Frisian as her native language in the census. I suspect it's Lamkje, which is what Siskje named her daughter, but I'm open to other suggestions!
The other one ends in -wke, and it continues to stump me. Her son reported that their family spoke Dutch at home.
Does anybody with more knowledge of Dutch have any ideas on what else these could be? Thanks in advance!
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Never mind!
It appears that the mystery -wke name is Dieuwke.
It appears that the mystery -wke name is Dieuwke.