Female
first names in the
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The
most common female first names, put in an order from number of times
encountered Aleydis being the most encountered and Griet the least
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Latin |
Middle
Dutch |
Latin |
Middle
Dutch |
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Aleydis |
Aleyd,
Aelt |
Berta |
Berte |
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Fenne |
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Ghesa |
Gese,
Ghesiken, Geske |
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Hildegunt |
Hillegonda,
Hille |
Griet(e) |
Grete |
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The
other female first names, encountered much less than the common ones,
in alphabetical order. |
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Latin |
Middle
Dutch |
Latin |
Middle
Dutch |
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Agnies |
Niese,
Nese |
Jutta |
Jatte |
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Alfyt |
Alphide
3e nv. |
Katherine |
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Anna |
Anne |
Cristina |
Styne,
Styneken |
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Armeghard |
Kunne |
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Arnekina |
Lamme |
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Bata |
Bate |
Lubberich |
Lubburgh |
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Beatrix |
Lummodis |
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Begina |
Lute |
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Bela |
Bele |
Lutgard |
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Diedele |
Mechthilde |
Mechteld,
Mette |
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Dymburgis |
Menburgis |
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Elisabet |
Lysabeth,
Lyse, Lise, Lysiken, Elsebea |
Mildradis |
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Elle |
Elliken |
Mille |
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Enghelradis |
Engele |
Mineta |
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Essele |
Minte |
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Evese |
Nanne |
Nenne,
Nenneken, Nennekina |
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Fenne |
Onna |
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Fye |
Petronelle |
Peternelle,
Nelle |
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Foyse |
Rykelant |
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Ghebbe |
Ghebbeken |
Sanne |
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Gheertrude |
Trude |
Zoete |
Zote |
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Ghela |
Swanelde |
Zwaniken,
Zwene, Sweniken, Zwenne, Zwenniken |
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Ghette |
Terresia |
Teersiken |
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Ghiele |
Thengele |
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Ghode |
Wendelmoet |
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Gostouwe |
Wenna |
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Hasse |
Haze,
Hassiken |
Wibba |
Webel |
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Heylwich |
Heyle,
Heyliken |
Wychmodis |
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Helenborch |
Wyssa |
Wyse |
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Yda |
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Literature: Draaijer, W. (1917), Persoonsnamen voorkomende in de Cameraarsrekeningen van Deventer van 1337-1393. In: Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde te Leiden, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche Taal- Letterkunde, uitgegeven vanwege de Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde te Leiden, zes en dertigste deel, nieuwe reeks acht en twintigste deel, pp. 177-197. Leiden: Brill. Because women weren't allowed to become member of the merchants guild in Deventer this source could not be used to research female first names in 14th century Deventer. |
The following links supply good comparison material from the same period but from the county of Holland. The author has made use here of 'De rekeningen van de grafelijkheid van Holland uit de Beierse periode': 'Dutch
Names 1358-61' door Sara L. Friedemann these
pages are on the |
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