are used in the Netherlands and Flanders. The complete name
usually consists of a given name
, a middle name
and a family name
. Before the 19th century many Dutch people had a patronym
instead of a family name. After that time the patronym was often used as the middle name.
See European names for a list of the usual sources of Dutch given names. Among some Dutch it was customary to name the first son after the father's father and the first daughter after the mother's mother.
The word name in Dutch is naam (plural namen), while given name is voornaam.
On this site
List of Dutch names and meanings
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/english in Dutch