Dutch Names from Monster, 1579

by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2006 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 17Dec06

The following are names of about 140 men and women from Monster, a town 15 km south-west of den Haag, recorded in 1579.


Feminine Names

Patterns of Names

All women in this document were recorded with only one given name.

One woman was recorded as her husband's widow: Anna Ghijs (or Gijs) Pietersz. weduwe. One woman had a non-patronymic, non-locative byname. Two women had patronymics.

Given Names

NameNumberVariants
Anna2
Coentgen2Coentge

Bynames

BynameNumberVariants
Adriaansdr.1Adriaensdr.
Harpers1
Jans1

Source