I had a great uncle who's name was Walter, but, in Dutch it is Wooter. Also, my uncle's name was Roy, but, in Dutch, it is Rut. He had it legally changed when he went into the service. My grandfather and his family came from Ede, The Netherlands, Holland. So it is very possible that Louise is the Anglicized name for Louise or Louisa. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaye Steward" <KStewardK@shaw.ca> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 10:29 AM Subject: RE: [IOWA] Anglicized Dutch Names: Lowessia = Louisa or Louise ? > My grandmother's given name was Lowessia, which I was told was the Dutch > form of Louisa or Louise Her father and his ancestors were from Noord > Holland, so the explanation seems entirely possible, but I find it odd that > I've never seen the name elsewhere, even in the many names on the Dutch > genealogy lists. > > Have any of you ever seen "Lowessia" in any of the Dutch (or other) records > you've come across in your research? Does anyone know if the Anglicized > version really is Louise? > > Thanks! > Kaye Steward > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sue Thielmann [mailto:sthielmann@machlink.com] > Sent: September 11, 2004 11:05 AM > To: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IOWA] Anglicized Dutch Names > > > When I read about finding an anglicized version of a name, I remembered that > I have a glossary of names that a researcher put together. This is not an > exhaustive list and it is not my original research. Howard I. Durie did an > extensive study of the Durier/Duryea/Durie/Duree families in the U. S. and > included this glossary. Some one might find it useful in chasing down your > immigrant ancestors. I hope this is helpful. > > The following is from The Durie Family by Howard I. Durie > > Glossary of Dutch baptismal names > > The baptismal names of children as entered in the church records have been > followed for the early generations. Those for the girls, in particular, > were invariably the diminuative or endearment form, a long established > custom of the Dutch which persisted into the first part of the 19th century. > Generally speaking, no other version was used during this period. Since > most individuals in the early days rarely had to write their names, and no > standard form of spelling was known, they appear in a variety of phonetic > variations on the records. All of them have not been given, but the > examples will serve the purpose. > > > > Aaltje, Aeltje, Altje > > Aldeline, Alice, sometimes Ellen > > Aart, Aert > > Arthur > > AEFJE, AFJE, EVATJE > > Eve, Effie, Effy, sometimes Euphemia > > AGNIETJE, ANGENIETJE > > Agnes > > ANDRIES > > Andrew > > ANAATJE, ANATJE, ANTIE, ANTJE, NAATJE > > Ann, Anna, Hannah > > ARIE, AURIE > > Aaron > > BAREND, BARENT > > Bernard > > BELETJE, BELITJE > > Isabel > > BREGHJE, BREGJE > > Bridget > > CHRISTYNTJE > > Christina > > CAREL > > Charles > > CASPARUS > > Casper, Jasper > > CATELYNTJE, CATLYNTJE > > Caroline > > CATRINA, CATRYNTJE, TRYNTJE > > Catharine > > CIETJE, SIETJE > > Priscilla > > CLAAS, CLAES, CLAUS, NICAUSIE > > Nicholas > > CLAESJE > > Feminine of Nicholas > > DERRICK, DIRCK, DIRK > > Richard > > DERCKJE > > Feminine of Richard > > EPKE > > Egbert > > FRANS > > Francis > > FRANCYNTJE, SNYTJE > > Frances > > FYTJE > > Sophia > > GERRIT > > Garret > > GEERTJE, GIERTJE, GITTY > > Gertrude, Charity > > GUILLIAM > > William > > HENDRIK > > Henry > > HENDRICKJE > > Henrietta > > JACOBUS > > Jacob, James > > JACOMYNTJE > > Jemima > > JAN, JOHANNIS > > John > > JANEKEN, JANNEKE, JANNETJE > > Jane > > JOOST > > Joseph > > JORIS > > George > > LEENDERT > > Leonard > > LAURENS > > Lawrence > > LEENTJE, LENA > > Helena, Magdalena, Ellen, Eleano > > MACHTELT, MARTINA, MARTYNTJE > > Matilda > > MARGRIETJE > > Margaret > > METJE > > Martha > > MATTHYS, TYS > > Matthew > > MARIA, MARITJE, MARYA > > Mary sometimes Polly or Martha > > NEELTJE > > Cornelia, Nelly > > NASHIE, NEESJE > > Nancy > > Osseltje, Usseltje > > Ursula > > PAULUS > > Paul > > PETRUS, PIETER > > Peter > > PIETERTJE > > Feminine of Peter > > POWLES > > Paul > > RACHELTJE, RAGEL > > Rachel > > ROELOF > > Ralph > > SAARTJE, SARA > > Sarah, Sally > > SANTJE, SUSANNAH > > Susan > > TEUNIS, THEUNIS > > Anthony, Tony, Tunis > > TIETJE > > Leticia > > VROUTJE, VROUWTJE > > Sometimes Sophrona. Actually "little woman." > > WILLEMTJE > > Wilhelmina > > WIENTJE, WYNTJE > > Lavina > > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >