Several of our family members researching VanVleet surnames would like to know abt the given name of Baata. What does it mean, is it male or female? And what would the name be in the english language? Thank you..clarice@discover-net.net

Baata.. Well I originally went for Barbara or Beatrice.. But I have an ancestor who chose Bathsheba, so you never know.

Dear Clarice, The name "Baata" is a female name. I have seen it used in several Dutch colonial families in early New York and New Jersey. My own gut feeling is that it is Frisian and that there is no English equivalent. However, in the book "Voornamen" ["Given Names"] compiled by J. van der Schaar and published by Prisma in Utrecht in 2000, the woman's name "Baat" is listed as found in the Netherlands as early as 1381. The author says that "Baat", "Baatje" "and so forth" come from the name "Beatrix". Dorothy On Wed, 19 Feb 2003, Clarice J. Phillips wrote: > Several of our family members researching VanVleet surnames would like to know abt the given name of Baata. > What does it mean, is it male or female? And what would the name be in the english language? > > Thank you..clarice@discover-net.net > > > ==== NYDUTCH Mailing List ==== > Questions, problems, or comments may be directed to the Listowner, Cathy Collier <cathyclerk@cfl.rr.com> > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >