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Dutch Translation

Posted: 7 Sep 2009 5:12AM GMT
Classification: Query
Does anyone know the equivalent of the name George in Dutch?

Thanks

Re: Dutch Translation

Posted: 7 Sep 2009 12:14PM GMT
Classification: Query
George might be Joris, Gregorius, or even Sjors.

Re: Dutch Translation

Posted: 7 Sep 2009 3:20PM GMT
Classification: Query
What you think of Gerrit, Gerard.

Re: Dutch Translation

Posted: 7 Sep 2009 5:14PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you both! Yes, there was a Gerrit in the family! So he is my George here in the United States.

Appreciate the info, it was exactly what was needed. I am so glad that you responded with your offers to help!

Re: Dutch Translation

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 1:58AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: KRUIT,VISFER,HENDRIKS,JANSEN,BRUGMANNS
I have a Gerrit and a Gerardus in my family. They called Gerardus "Gradus" "george" and others.

Re: Dutch Translation

Posted: 16 May 2015 11:15PM GMT
Classification: Query
Interesting. My grandfather was a Gerrit and my father's middle name was that too. I was always told that the English equivalent was "jerry". Have to love translations from various languages.

Re: Dutch Translation

Posted: 19 May 2015 12:25AM GMT
Classification: Query
We're not technically talking about translations so much as what to want to be called in the new country. Sometimes there was economic pressure not to sound too ethnic and many of the first and last names became butchered to sound more English.
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