Emma, Noah, Luca, Julia, Levi, Yara: these first names have often been given to babies in recent years. That used to be different! See for yourself.
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The Meertens Institute researches the Dutch language and culture and records all data. The Institute also holds the Dutch First Name Bank in which all previous first names are stored. You can search the list by municipality and year.
In Zoetermeer there is no known popularity list for the year 1926, but there is for the period 1925-1929. Curious which name was the most popular a hundred years ago? We looked that up for you!
Top 10 boys’ names in Zoetermeer in 1925-1929
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Peter
- Adrian
- James
- Jan
- William
- Peter
- Arie
- Jacob
Top 10 girls’ names in Zoetermeer in 1925-1929
- Mary
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elizabeth
- Catherine
- Adriana
- Anna
- Hendrika
- Jannette
- Jacoba
Look up your first name
Are you curious how popular your first name is in the Netherlands? In the Dutch First Name Bank you can search by your name. You do this via the search bar at the top right of the site. Then you will see how often your name was given to babies born in the Netherlands. If you click on ‘explanation’, you will immediately read the meaning of your name.
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