Late 16th-century Dutch given names in English contexts

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

© 2007 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 06Aug07

The following names are taken from the parish registers of the Dutch reformed church Austin Friars, London between 1571 and 1600. The records cover births, marriages, and burials. In the tables below (each gender will eventually have two: one where the names are arranged by frequency, one where they are arranged alphabetically), the letters following the dates in the column 'date' are used to indicate which of the three sections of the register the names come from: c 'christenings', m 'marriages', b 'burials'.

Masculine given names, listed by frequency

NameNumberDatesNotes
Joannes223
   Joannes1601572c, 1573c, 1574c (3), 1575c (3), 1576c (4), 1577c, 1578c (3), 1579c (8), 1580c (3), 1581 (2), 1582c (6), 1583c (3), 1584c (12), 1585c (6), 1586c (10), 1587c (4), 1588c (8), 1589c (9), 1590c (3), 1591c (12), 1592c (8), 1593c (4), 1594c (11), 1595c (9), 1596c (13), 1597c (5), 1598c (3), 1599c (5)
   Johannes521571c (2), 1572c (2), 1573c (3), 1576c (3), 1577c, 1578c (3), 1579c, 1580c (3), 1581c (4), 1582c (3), 1583c (3), 1585c, 1586c (2), 1587c (2), 1589c, 1590c (2), 1593c (4), 1596c (3), 1597c (2), 1598c (5), 1599c (3)
   Jan111571c, 1572c, 1574c (2), 1576c, 1579c, 1578c, 1584c (2), 1590c, 1597c
Abraham2191571c (4), 1572c (9), 1573c (10), 1574c (6), 1575c (7), 1576c (5), 1577c (4), 1578c (2), 1579c (7), 1580c (3), 1581c (7), 1582c (5), 1583c (3), 1584c, 1585c (6), 1586c (8), 1587c (3), 1588c (9), 1589c (10), 1590c (15), 1591c (13), 1592c (11), 1593c (14), 1594c (7), 1595c (15), 1596c (6), 1597c (6), 1598c (10), 1599c (11)
Jacob149
   Jacob911571c, 1572c (2), 1573c (7), 1574c (7), 1575c (2), 1576c (4), 1577c (4), 1578c (3), 1579c, 1580c (3), 1581c, 1582c (3), 1583c (3), 1584c (2), 1585c, 1586c (5), 1587c (3), 1588c (6), 1589c (7), 1590c (4), 1591c (2), 1592c (3), 1593c (6), 1594c (2), 1595c (3), 1596c, 1597c, 1598c (3), 1599c
   Jacobus511573c, 1576c, 1577c, 1579c (2), 1581c (3), 1583c, 1584c, 1585c, 1586c (8), 1588c (3), 1589c (7), 1590c, 1591c, 1592c (2), 1593c (4), 1594c, 1595c (3), 1596c (5), 1597c (2), 1598c, 1599c (2)
   Jacop21591c, 1592c
   Jacobs11585c
   Jakop11578c
   Jocobus11587c
Pieter104
   Pieter491572c, 1573c (2), 1575c (3), 1576c (2), 1577c (2), 1579c, 1580c (2), 1581c, 1582c (2), 1583c, 1584c (2), 1585c (2), 1586c (4), 1587c (2), 1588c (2), 1589c (2), 1592c, 1593c (2), 1594c, 1595c (2), 1596c, 1597c (6), 1598c (2), 1599c (3)
   Petrus461569c, 1572c, 1576c, 1577c, 1580c (3), 1582c (4), 1583c (3), 1584c, 1585c (2), 1587c, 1588c (4), 1589c, 1590c (3), 1591c (3), 1592c (3), 1593c (2), 1594c, 1595c, 1596c (2), 1597c (3), 1598c, 1599c (4)
   Peeter81579c, 1580c, 1586c, 1588c, 1589c, 1590c (2), 1598c
   Peter11590c
Daniel74
   Daniel701570c, 1572c (4), 1574c (2), 1575c, 1576c (3), 1577c, 1578c (4), 1579c, 1580c (2), 1581c (2), 1584c, 1585c (3), 1586c (2), 1587c (7), 1589c (5), 1590c (3), 1591c (6), 1592c (3), 1593c (5), 1594c (2), 1595c (2), 1596c (4), 1597c, 1598c (2), 1599c (2)
   Daneel21580c, 1581c
   Daneile11581c
   Daniels11589c
Samuel611571c (2), 1572c (4), 1573c (2), 1574c, 1575c (2), 1577c (6), 1579c (3), 1580c (3), 1582c (2), 1585c (3), 1586c (5), 1587c (2), 1588c (4), 1589c (5), 1590c (2), 1591c (3), 1592c (4), 1593c (2), 1595c, 1596c, 1597c, 1598c (3)
Isaac54
   Isaac421572c (2), 1573c, 1575c (2), 1576c, 1577c, 1579c (3), 1580c (2), 1581c (2), 1582c, 1583c (4), 1584c, 1586c, 1587c (3), 1589c 92), 1590c (3), 1591c, 1592c, 1593c (3), 1594c, 1595c, 1596c, 1597c (3), 1598c, 1599c
   Isaack91574c (2), 1576c (2), 1587c, 1590c, 1592c, 1594c, 1598c
   Isaak21586c, 1587c
   Isack11574c
David39
   David381571c (2), 1572c, 1574c, 1576c, 1577c (4), 1578c (3), 1579c, 1582c, 1585c (2), 1588c, 1589c (2), 1590c (4), 1591c (2), 1592c (5), 1593c (3), 1594c (2), 1596c (2), 1597c
   Davie11575c
Tobias281571c, 1576c, 1577c 92), 1578c (2), 1579c (2), 1580c, 1584c, 1585c (3), 1586c, 1587c, 1589c (2), 1590c, 1593c (3), 1594c (4), 1595c, 1596c, 1599c
Henrick22
   Henrick81583c (5), 1585c, 1590c, 1595c
   Hendrick71581c, 1584c, 1586c, 1587c (2), 1589c, 1598c
   Henricus71575c, 1585c, 1590c, 1597c (3), 1599c
Willem21
   Willem141582c, 1586c, 1589c (2), 1590c, 1591c (2), 1592c, 1593c, 1598c, 1599c (4)
   Wilhelmus31571c (2), 1580c
   Guiliame21592c, 1597c
   Guilielmus21586c, 1589c
Paulus20
   Paulus121572c, 1576c, 1578c, 1585c, 1587c, 1588c, 1590c (2), 1594c, 1595c, 1598c, 1599c
   Pauwels71572c, 1574c, 1575c, 1583c, 1584c, 1596c (2)
   Pauwel11594c
Cornelis19
   Cornelis161571c, 1574c, 1581c, 1587c, 1588c, 1589c, 1590c, 1591c (2), 1592c, 1593c, 1594c, 1595c, 1597c, 1598c, 1599c
   Cornelius31523c, 1572c, 1575c
Jeremias15
   Jeremias111571c, 1572c, 1575c (2), 1576c, 1577c, 1585c, 1588c, 1589c, 1596c, 1598c
   Jeronimus21581c, 1586c
   Jeremmias11582c
   Jeronymus11594c
Mattheus14
   Mattheus51578c (2), 1591c, 1597c, 1598c
   Matheus31575c, 1580c, 1596c
   Mathias21579c, 1584c
   Mathijs11589c
   Mathiys11589c
   Mattheeus11590c
   Matthias11580c
Moses14
   Moses111572c, 1573c, 1574c, 1578c (2), 1580c, 1585c, 1587c, 1591c, 1592c, 1597c
   Moyses21572c (2)
Philippus14
   Philippus71572c, 1576c, 1590c, 1593c, 1594c (2), 1595c
   Philip31584c, 1589c, 1592c
   Phlips31586c, 1595c, 1596c
   Philipus11572c
Thomas14
   Thomas131575c, 1576c, 1583c (2), 1584c, 1585c, 1586c (2), 1589c, 1592c, 1593c, 1595c, 1597c
   Thomar [sic]11590c
Elias13
   Elias11157c, 1576c, 1578c, 1580c, 1583c, 1586c (4), 1591c, 1593c
   Helias21574c, 1592c
Salomon131577c, 1578c, 1579c, 1580c, 1584c, 1588c, 1589c, 1590c, 1592c, 1592c, 1593c, 1594c, 1595c
Jonas121576c, 1577c, 1579c, 1581c, 1583c (2), 1585c, 1587c (2), 1588c, 1594c, 1597c
   Moijses11589c
Adam101572c (2), 1574c, 1576c, 1578c (2), 1582c, 1584c, 1590c, 1596c
Franchoijs10
   Franchoijs21589c (2)
   Francoijs21586c, 1598c
   Fransois21594c, 1597c
   Frantzois21582c, 1583c
   Franciscus11598c
   Fransoijs11581c
Zacharias10
   Zacharias71572c (2), 1573c, 1584c, 1590c, 1593c, 1594c
   Sacharias31585c, 1587c, 1592c
Gielis9
   Gielis51586c (2), 1587c, 1597c, 1599c
   Gillis31580c, 1586c, 1593c
   Gilis11590c
Lucas91572c, 1578c (2), 1585c, 1586c, 1587c, 1588c, 1592c (2)
Michiel9
   Michiel71572c, 1578c, 1585c, 1588c, 1590c, 1594c, 1597c, 1599c
   Michael11576c
Nathaniel9
   Nathaniel31591c, 1595c, 1597c
   Nathanael21574c, 1576c
   Nathanel21583c, 1593c
   Nataneel11582c
   Nathanial11586c
Anthonis8
   Anthonis31592c, 1594c, 1598c
   Anthonius21571c, 1576c
   Anthenis11593c
   Anthonj11598c
   Antonius11595c
Joos8
   Joos31585c, 1587c, 1596c
   Jois21578c, 1582c
   Judocus21591c, 1598c
   Jos11593c
Nicolaus8
   Nicolaus31583c, 1589c, 1596c
   Nicolas21598c (2)
   Niclaes11596c
   Nicolaes11585c
   Nicolais11593c
Andreas7
   Andreas41576c, 1580c, 1582c, 1591c
   Andries21584c, 1599c
   Drias11575c
Benjamin71571c, 1575c, 1577c, 1583c, 1591c, 1598c, 1599c
Jonathan71575c, 1586c, 1588c, 1591c, 1597c, 1598c, 1599c
Lowijs7
   Lowijs41586c, 1588c, 1591c, 1592c
   Lodewijck11596c
   Lodowicus11588c
   Ludovicus11576c
Carolus6
   Carolus21588c, 1593c
   Chaerles11584c
   Charle11587c
   Charles11592c
   Kaerle11589c
Israel61571c, 1573c (2), 1579c (2), 1594c
Martinus6
   Martinus41579c, 1586c, 1591c, 1596c
   Maerten11591c
   Marten11575c
Arnoldus5
   Arnoldus21590c, 1596c
   Aarnot11590c
   Arnaut11592c
   Arnout11595c
Gedeon5
   Gedeon41571c, 1572c, 1574c, 1595c
   Gideon11590c
Geraert5
   Geraert21582c, 1593c
   Geeraert11599c
   Geerardus11588c
   Gerardus11579c
Marcus5
   Marcus4157c, 1578c, 1583c, 1596c
   Marcns [sic]11599c
Assuerus41577c, 1584c, 1585c, 1592c
Bartholomeus4
   Bartholomeus21582c, 1590c
   Bartholemeus11591c
   Bertelmeus11577c
Christiaan4
   Christiaan21578c, 1581c
   Christiaen11577c
   Christianus11579c
Jaspar4
   Jaspar31585c, 1588c, 1592c
   Gaspar11587c
Jooris4
   Jooris21574c, 1592c
   Goorgius11595c
   Joris11588c
Aaron31572c, 1574c, 1585c
Eduwardt3
   Eduwardt21578c, 1583c
   Edwardus11590c
Eleazar31585c (2), 1594c
Emanuel3
   Emanuel21571c, 1585c
   Immanuel11597c
Frederick3
   Frederick11581c
   Fredericus11598c
   Frederijck11596c
Jacus3
   Jacus11591c
   Jakes11584c
   Jaques11586c
Josias31589c (2), 1591c
Lambrecht3
   Lambrecht21576c, 1583c
   Lambert11591c
Laurens31579c, 1586c, 1588c
Lievijne3
   Lievijne11591c
   Lievine11595c
   Lievinus11595c
Raphael3
   Raphael21572c, 1592c
   Raphel11585c
Richaert3
   Richaert11580c
   Richards11583c
   Richardt11583c
Simon3
   Simon21578c, 1582c
   Sijmon11593c
Abel21574c, 1599c
Aegidius2
   Aegidius11593c
   Egidius11580c
Adriaen21591c, 1595c
Christoffel2
   Christoffel11595c
   Christophels11598c
Dionysius21582c, 1596c
Enoch2
   Enoch11591c
   Enock11589c
Ezechiel21587c, 1598c
Gabriel21571c, 1583c
Isais2
   Isais11574c
   Itsaias11579c
Joseph2
   Joseph11591c
   Josephus11591c
Robert2
   Robert11519c
   Robertus11591c
Rogier21583c, 1591c
Stephanus21575c, 1589c
Absolon11590c
Adolf11585c
Albrecht11579c
Alexander11587c
Amos11574c
Balthasar11591c
Bodewijn11572c
Caleb11575c
Cijprianus11595c
Dierick11593c
Dinghentghen11571cThe gender of this name is uncertain.
Engel11580c
Ephraim11581c
Esdras11588c
Fijcken11589c
Gengomijn11581cPerhaps an error for Bengomijn
Ghijsbercht11598c
Gijselbrecht11580c
Gilleijn11585c
Guido11585c
Gulian11589c
Guliebrinus11590c
Helier11597c
Herman11586c
Joachim11592c
Jonus11572c
Josua11599c
Judick11580c
Leon11593c
Maurus11586c
Maximiliaen11591c
Mon11589c
Osther11575cThe gender of this name is uncertain. If it is feminine, it may be a variant of Esther.
Reynier11594c
Samson11584c
Segher11580c
Sophonius11590c
Theodoricq11580c

Feminine given names, listed by frequency

NameNumberDates
Susanna179
   Susanna1751571c (5), 1572c (5), 1573c (6), 1574 (5), 1575c (7), 1576c (5), 1577c (5), 1578c (7), 1579c (6), 1580c (4), 1581c (4), 1582c (4), 1583c (6), 1584c (2), 1585c (3), 1586c (6), 1587c (7), 1588c (4), 1589c (4), 1590c (14), 1591c (6), 1592c (2), 1593c (9), 1594c (7), 1595c (10), 1596c (6), 1597c (6), 1598c (9), 1599c (8)
   Sussanna21576c, 1583c
   Susann21578c, 1592c
   Susannaken11592c
   Susanne11589c
Sara169
   Sara1681571c (2), 1572c (6), 1573c (4), 1574c (3), 1575c (9), 1576c (8), 1577c (10), 1578c (4), 1579c (3), 1580c (3), 1581c (4), 1582c (3), 1583c (2), 1584c (7), 1585c (5), 1586c (10), 1587c (8), 1588c (6), 1589c (8), 1590c (11), 1591c (9), 1592c (5), 1593c (5), 1594c (5), 1595c (3), 1596c (9), 1597c (7), 1598c (6), 1599c (2)
   Sarra11582c
Maria170
   Maria1311572c (5), 1573c, 1574c (3), 1575c (3), 1576c (4), 1577c (2), 1578c, 1579c (3), 1580c (2), 1581c (5), 1582c (3), 1583c (3), 1584c (2), 1585c (4), 1586c (9), 1587c (3), 1588c (9), 1589c (8), 1590c (5), 1591c (10), 1592c (7), 1593c (7), 1594c (8), 1595c (9), 1596c (2), 1597c (6), 1598c (6), 1599c
   Marie391576c (3), 1577c (3), 1583c, 1584c, 1585c (2), 1586c (2), 1587c (2), 1588c, 1589c (4), 1590c (4), 1591c (3), 1592c (2), 1593c (2), 1594c, 1595c, 1597c (3), 1598c (2), 1599c (2)
Elizabeth161
   Elizabeth701559c, 1572c, 1573c (3), 1575c (2), 1578c, 1579c (2), 1580c (2), 1581c, 1582c, 1583c (4), 1584c, 1585c, 1586c, 1587c (7), 1588c (7), 1589c (11), 1591c (6), 1592c (2), 1593c (3), 1594c (2), 1596c (4), 1597c, 1598c (2), 1599c (4)
   Elisabeth651572c (2), 1574c (3), 1575c, 1576c (4), 1577c, 1580c, 1581c, 1582c, 1583c (2), 1584c (2), 1585c (3), 1587c, 1588c (10), 1589c (5), 1590c (6), 1591c (5), 1592c (3), 1593c (4), 1594c, 1595c, 1596c (3), 1597c, 1598c (3), 1599c
   Elisabet201576c, 1577c (4), 1578c, 1579c, 1580c, 1581c (2), 1584c, 1585c (2), 1586c (2), 1588c (2), 1590c, 1591c, 1592c, 1594c
   Elizabet21576c, 1588c
   Elijzabeth11578c
   Elisbet11585c
   Elsbeth11583c
   Lysbet11505c
Anna119
   Anna1181572c (5), 1573c, 1574c (2), 1576c (5), 1577c (6), 1578c (2), 1579c, 1580c, 1581c (4), 1582c (4), 1583c, 1584c (4), 1585c (3), 1586c (4), 1587c (3), 1588c (3), 1589c (5), 1590c (7), 1591c (6), 1592c (5), 1593c (8), 1594c (7), 1595c (7), 1596c (6), 1597c (4), 1598c (8), 1599c (6)
   Anne11583c
Esther71
   Esther331572c, 1573c, 1576c, 1578c (3), 1579c (3), 1580c, 1582c (2), 1583c, 1586c, 1587c (2), 1588c, 1589c (2), 1590c, 1591c (3), 1592c (3), 1593c (2), 1594c, 1596c (2), 1598c, 1599c
   Hester271571c (2), 1573c (2), 1575c, 1576c, 1577c, 1580c (2), 1586c, 1587c (3), 1590c (2), 1591c, (2), 1594c, 1595c (3), 1596c, 1597c (2), 1599c (3)
   Hesther91578c (3), 1579c (2), 1582c, 1591c, 1593c, 1595c
   Ester21586c, 1598c
Catherine69
   Catherine191573c, 1578c, 1579c, 1583c, 1584c (2), 1585c (3), 1588c, 1589c (2), 1590c, 1592c, 1593c, 1594c, 1596c, 1599c (3)
   Catharina151572c, 1576c, 1579c, 1582c (2), 1586c, 1587c, 1589c (3), 1592c (2), 1593c, 1596c, 1598c
   Catheline111586c (2), 1587c, 1588c, 1589c (3), 1594c, 1596c, 1599c (2)
   Catharine51578c, 1587c (2), 1593c, 1596c
   Catherina41578c, 1583c, 1590c, 1594c
   Catelyn31590c, 1591c (2)
   Catarina21572c, 1586c
   Cathelyne21592c, 1596c
   Catelyne11594c
   Caterina11582c
   Cathelene11588c
   Cathelyn11595c
   Catherijn11575c
   Catheryne11585c
   Cathryne11583c
   Catrina11582c
   Kathelina11571c
   Kathryn11571c
Judith521571c (2), 1573c (3), 1575c, 1576c (2), 1577c (3), 1578c (2), 1579c, 1580c, 1582c (2), 1583c (3), 1584c, 1585c (2), 1586c (5), 1587c (3), 1588c (2), 1590c, 1591c (5), 1592c (2), 1595c (3), 1596c (4), 1597c (3), 1598c
Abigail461571c, 1572c (2), 1575c, 1576 (2), 1577c, 1578c, 1579c (3), 1580c, 1581c (2), 1582c, 1583c, 1585c (2), 1588c (2), 1589c (2), 1590c, 1591c (6), 1592c (3), 1593c, 1594c, 1595c (10), 1596c, 1597c
Janneken31
   Janneken301584c, 1586c (2), 1587c (5), 1588c, 1589c (6), 1590c (4), 1591c (2), 1592c (2), 1593c (3), 1596c (2), 1597c, 1599c
   Jannekin11586c
Rebecca211571c, 1573c, 1576c (2), 1577c, 1579c, 1582c, 1589c (2), 1590c, 1592c, 1593c, 1594c (2), 1595c (3), 1596c, 1597c, 1598c (2)
Joanna14
   Joanna81586c, 1588c, 1590c (3), 1596c (2), 1598c
   Johanna61578c (2), 1582c, 1583c, 1592c, 1597c
Magdalena13
   Magdalena91580c (2), 1583c, 1585c, 1586c, 1589c, 1592c, 1595c, 1596c
   Magdaleene21586c, 1595c
   Madeleene11582c
   Magdalene11592c
Debora121504c, 1574c, 1576c, 1578c, 1588c, 1590c, 1591c, 1594c, 1595c, 1596c, 1598c (2)
Margriete12
   Margriete71583c, 1588c, 1589c, 1591c, 1595c, 1598c, 1599c
   Margareta31590c (3)
   Margariet11597c
   Margarite11583c
Rachel10
   Rachel91573c, 1575c, 1581c, 1582c, 1584c, 1592c, 1597c
   Rachael11572c
Jacomynken9
   Jacomynken31595c, 1596c (2)
   Jaquemynken31584c, 1585c, 1588c
   Jacomyntken21587c, 1593c
   Jacominken11587c
Lidia8
   Lidia41579c, 1588c, 1593c, 1595c
   Lijdia21585c (2)
   Lydia21589c, 1592c
Barbara51579c, 1582c, 1591c (2), 1594c
Jacomyne5
   Jacomyne21586c, 1587c
   Jakemyne11583c
   Jakemyns11580c
   Jaquemine11587c
Jossynken5
   Jossynken31593c, 1596c (2)
   Jossinken21588c, 1590c
Tabitha5
   Tabitha31574c, 1575c, 1585c
   Tabijtha11573c
   Thabita11580c
Eva41572c, 1576c, 1579c, 1599c
Jossine4
   Jossine31591c, 1592c, 1596c
   Josijna11598c
Tanneken41587c, 1592c (2), 1598c
Cornelia31580c, 1592c, 1595c
Helena3
   Helena21577c, 1587c
   Helene11578c
Neelken31588c, 1589c, 1594c
Adriana21591c, 1597c
Agnees2
   Agnees11574c
   Agneete11597c
Bathseba2
   Bathseba11574c
   Becsabe11571c
Clara21591c, 1598c
Jacolijnken2
   Jacolijnken11597c
   Jacolynkgen11589c
Lea21578c, 1584c
Lucretia21590c, 1592c
Maerta2
   Maerta11580c
   Martha11571c
Salome21589c, 1592c
Bara11572c
Beata11580c
Cecilia11573c
Christyne11590c
Christynken11599c
Dinae11585c
Dorothea11599c
Emerentiana11583c
Geertruijt11587c
Ida11589c
Jeremynken11591c
Justina11579c
Lenore11591c
Lievijnken11593c
Lucia11594c
Maeyken11598c
Martinken11586c
Memorantia11583c
Miriam11582c
Mirria11598c
Neesken11573c
Ottilia11598c
Pierynken11598c
Priscilla11589c
Sephora11572c

Source

Moens, William John Charles, The marriage, baptismal, and burial registers, 1571 to 1874, and monumental inscriptions, of the Dutch reformed church, Austin Friars, London: with a short account of the strangers and their churches (Lymington: [King], 1884).