I think you're over analyzing.... ;o) I think some people named Geertje may have just liked the name Charity. It was probably just a popular choice. On Mar 24, 2012, at 8:38 AM, kaysfo@aol.com wrote: > > > I did this, and found most Dutch-English lists do not equate the name Charity with Geertje, but only with Gertrude or Trudie. I wonder if this Geertje = Charity switch is an anomaly peculiar to only certain areas. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Perry Streeter <perry@streeter.com> > To: njhunter <njhunter@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Fri, Mar 23, 2012 10:44 pm > Subject: [NJHUNTER] Dutch & English Name Equivalents > > > By Googling on "Dutch English Name Equivalents" and similar search phrases > r terms, one will find many lists of English-Dutch name pairs like > harity-Geertje and many of these pairs are *not* intuitive. However, > ccepting the validity of these pairs is no different than accepting > stablished old-fashioned nicknames for names that are not always intuitive > o us now like Polly for Mary, Patty for Martha, etc. > Recognizing English-Dutch name pairs can provide important clues for solving > ong-standing mysteries. For one of my favorite examples, please click on > he link below to see how recognizing Metje as the Dutch equivalent of > artha (instead of Margaret!) was critical to identifying Martha, the wife > f Obadiah-2 Wilkins (William-1) and John-2 Griggs (John-1), as the daughter > f John-1 and Ann (Spicer) Lake, all of Gravesend, Kings County, New York. > http://www.perrystreeter.com/griggs.pdf > For my unsolved "cold cases" for Hunterdon County and beyond, please see... > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~streeter/questions.htm > Somehow your Dutch cousin, > Perry > Perry Streeter (perry@streeter.com) > ww.perry.streeter.com > > > isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > he message > > > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message