14th C Dutch Names from Destelbergen
by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael
© 2013 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 18Oct13
The following names are taken from two 14th C Middle Dutch records relating to the town of Destelbergen in Belgium, just outside of Ghent.
Feminine given names, alphabetically
| Name | Number | Dates (Charters) |
|---|
| Beatrice | 1 | 1357 (4) |
| Lysbette | 1 | 1357 (4), 1371 (3) |
Masculine given names, alphabetically
| Name | Number | Dates (Charters) |
|---|
| Aernould | 1 | 1371 (3) |
| Boydin | 1 | 1371 (3) |
| Daniel | 1 | 1371 (3) |
| Diederic | 1 | 1357 (4), 1371 (3) |
| Gherard | 1 | 1371 (3) |
| Jan | 5 | 1357 (4), 1371 (3) |
| Phls [sic] | 1 | 1357 (4) |
| Pieter | 2 | 1371 (3) |
| Raesse | 1 | 1371 (3) |
Bynames
| Name | Number | Dates (Charters) | Notes |
|---|
| Abt | 1 | 1357 (4) | desc. 'abbot'. |
| Borluut | 1 | 1371 (3) | The Borluut family is one of the oldest in Ghent, dating back to the 11th C. |
| van Crombrugghe | 1 | 1371 (3) |
| van den Dorpe | 1 | 1357 (4) | top. 'from the village'. |
| van der Kokenen | 1 | 1371 (3) |
| van Massemme | 1 | 1357 (4) | loc. from Massemen, about 12.5k from Destelbergen. |
| Mulaert | 1 | 1371 (3) |
| Mulard | 1 | 1357 (4) |
| Mularde | 1 | 1357 (4) |
| Noothac | 1 | 1371 (3) | var. of Notac. |
| Notac | 1 | 1357 (4) | var. of Noothac. |
| de Rijk | 1 | 1371 (3) | desc. 'the rich'. |
| van den Scoete | 1 | 1371 (3) |
| Sersanders | 1 | 1371 (3) | desc. 'sir Sander's', probably for a servent or employee. |
| Serseymoens | 1 | 1371 (3) | desc. 'sir Simon's', probably for a servent or employee. |
| van Steenhuse | 1 | 1371 (3) | loc. perhaps from Steenhuize, 27k south of Destelbergen. |
| van Verteghem | 1 | 1371 (3) |
Source
Jules François Charles Marie Ghislain Huyttens, Notice sur la commune de Destelberghe, http://books.google.de/books?id=ixk_AAAAcAAJ.