Dutch to English first name conversions.
http://www.hopefarm.com/dutchnam.htm
Surnames:
http://www.last-names.net/origincat.asp?origincat=Dutch
That makes me...
Rykaard Christoffel Haswell
Lets have some similar names for you guys so we can add them to your papers... ![]()
Maarten Schild
As Ben is a hebrew name (and doesnt appear to have a dutch counterpart) I'll stick with Willem Van Buren ![]()
No longer involved in airsoft.
Also a good link here: http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/dut.php
Mine could be:
Stefan Badon
But that's not interesting enough so I'll be:
Stefanus De Groot
Rick might get that.

























Stefanus would probably be shortened to Stefan ![]()
I'll probably be Hendrik van Nooij....like my Grandfather... ![]()

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That's fine, but I'm keeping De Groot.
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Jozef Van Wong?
LOL, no idea what my chinese surname would translate to
It'd probably stay Chinese?
After all it wasn't translated for use in the UK?
Just an idea...
but I do like Van Wong ![]()
Van Wang would have more comedy value.

























Couldn't find any for Adam Cropper. :S Now I panic in thinking up me's a new name. Simen or something will do, me thinks. But it's just the last name.....
cropper...farmer..."Adam de Boer"?

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cropper...farmer..."Adam de Boer"?
I quite like.
Though I am a meats handler (butcher), it's better than nothing
Butcher = "Slager" or "de Slager"
or "Beenhouwer"

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Beenhouwer is much better. Cheers bruv.
So, Adam Beenhouwer it is!
Adam De Slag(er)..... sounds about right ![]()
I can't find one for me... William Craig ![]()
Anyone any help?
I'm a chemist.
Will
Hmmm.
William is a Dutch name as well, usually shortened to Wil
The Chemist is "de Drogist", The Chemist shop is "De Drogisterij"
Literally translated it would be "Chemicus", but that's more of a title for someone working in a laboratory.
Most common Dutch surnames:
de Jong (Young)
de Vries (Fries)
de Smit (Smith)
Many also refer to a town/city of origin:
van Houten
van Tilburg
Van Gent
Or a specific landmark:
Van de(r) Put (Well)
Van de(r) Meer (Lake)
Van de(r) Kerk (Church)
Maas (River)
Van Rijn (River)
Or a job:
de Bakker (Baker)
de Boer (Farmer)
Timmerman (Carpenter)
de Schoenlapper / Schoenmaker (Cobbler)
de Brouwer / Brouwers (Brewer)

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de Schoenlapper sounds suitably purvey for you Will!
Wil de Schoenlapper ![]()

What a load of old cobblers. Badum tish!
























