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in reply to a message by Rosamund Catherina
Catalyntje - from Catharina, the -tje suffix means 'little'
Breckje - You mean Brechje perhaps? Besides 'little' -je is also used to make a name feminine, so it's a feminine form of Brecht
Engeltje - literally means 'little angel' (engel = angel and -tje = little)
Annetje -A nickname for Anne? -tje means little, so it's 'little Anne'
Ariantje - feminine form or nickname of Arian (stems from Adrian)
Wyntje - not sure. possibly realted to 'Wine' (WEE-nu) meaning 'friend'
Ariense - Arien as a name is related to Adrian, but I'm not familiar with this name with -se behind it.
Also, how would you pronounce Catherina in Dutch? - kah:-tu-RHEE-nah:
Breckje - You mean Brechje perhaps? Besides 'little' -je is also used to make a name feminine, so it's a feminine form of Brecht
Engeltje - literally means 'little angel' (engel = angel and -tje = little)
Annetje -A nickname for Anne? -tje means little, so it's 'little Anne'
Ariantje - feminine form or nickname of Arian (stems from Adrian)
Wyntje - not sure. possibly realted to 'Wine' (WEE-nu) meaning 'friend'
Ariense - Arien as a name is related to Adrian, but I'm not familiar with this name with -se behind it.
Also, how would you pronounce Catherina in Dutch? - kah:-tu-RHEE-nah:
This message was edited 7/31/2009, 10:06 AM
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