First Names:
Test Your Knowledge

Apply the knowledge you have learned about the Dutch naming tradition to the following situations:

Level One

Aldert and Wilhelmina are your ancestors. You know that Wilhelmina's parents are Adriaen and Marritje and that Aldert and Wilhelmina have the following children (in order of birth):
What are the most likely names of Albert's parents? (Click on the names below to find out if you guessed correctly)
Adriaen and Eijke      Heyman and Eijke
Jan and Eijke          Aldert and Marritje
Aldert and Jenneke  Heyman and Neeltje

Level Two

Adriaen and Maijken have the following children (in order of birth with daughters in red and sons in blue):
Who are most likely parents of Adriaen and Maijken?
Govert and Aricken; Arien and Wilhelmina              Marten and Aricken; Govert and Engelje
Marten and Maijken; Govert and Wilhelmina          Arien and Engelje; Govert and Maijken

Level Three

Thomas and Rymerick were married. Thomas' parents are Theunis and Belitje and Rymerick's parents are Juriaen and Marritje.

If Thomas and Rymerick follow the naming pattern strictly, what would their children be named?
    Thomas, Juriaen, and Theunis for the sons and Rymerick, Belitje, and Marritje for the daughters.
    Theunis, Juriaen, and Thomas for the sons and Belitje, Marritje, and Rymerick for the daughters.
    Theunis, Jan, and Juriaen for the sons and Belitje, Marritje, and Rymerick for the daughters.
    Juriaen, Thomas, and Theunis for the sons and Marritje, Rymerick, and Belitje for the daughters.

Level Four

You don't know your ancestor Cornelia's parents' names. You do know that she married Jan, son of Willem and Catharina. Jan and Cornelia have the following children (in order of birth, some of whom die in infancy):
Who are most likely Cornelia's parents?
     Jan and Catharina                  Willem and Jannetje
   Cornelis and Jannetje              Cornelis and Catharina
Willem and Catharina              Jan and Jannetje

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