Forum Baby Names

Gijs, Bregje, Froukje, Klaas??

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I really like Froukje, it's the only one I find really nice.

The other names are personally quite old-fashioned.

Good luck!

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  1. ii Guest #2

    Bregje isn't old-Hollandic. Breg is Germanic for shiny, gleaming or radiant
    So it has a lovely meaning, just go for it!

    And I know a Gijs who's about eight years old, so what do you mean by old-fashioned?

  2. Anonymous Guest #3

    Loes, Lies, Jan, Thijs

  3. Anonymous Guest #4

    Oops... I hit send too quickly...
    Love those old Dutch names!
    I like Froukje and Gijs the best!
    By the way, I know a man and a woman named Gijs... Both are really nice names! (I think it's due to positive associations)...
    I find Klaas and Bregje a bit less appealing...
    Otherwise, I also like Loes, Lies, Jan, Thijs, and Joep! I think Pleun is super!
    Good luck!

  4. Emily Guest #5

    Love those old Dutch names!

  5. Hummel Guest #6

    I know a sneaky Froukje, so I don't like that name because of that.

    Bregje and Gijs are great names. Klaas is a bit old-fashioned, but maybe it's time for a comeback?

  6. Emme Guest #7

    I know a 16-year-old Klaas, a 15-year-old Gijs, no Bregtje, and no Froukje either. I also know Loes, Joep, Pleun, Lies, and Jan, all around that age. So I don't think they're too old-fashioned names at all. Just go for it if you like them.

  7. mom #8

    I think the names are super, but I have to say I like Bregje the least.

    Maybe Marie, Fien, or Juul?

  8. madelene #9

    I still find Bregje cute,
    but I'm not so fond of the rest.
    I really don't like Froukje at all,
    but tastes differ.
    So the only one I still like is Bregje.

  9. Linda #10

    Not my taste, but I think old-fashioned names are kind of trendy.
    I just like them better as a middle name, for example, when naming a child after someone.

  10. Anonymous Guest #11

    Super cute names!!!

  11. Anonymous Guest #12

    Teun?
    Kato?

  12. jessie95 #13

    Know sisters who are named Gijsje and Teuntje? I love real Dutch names. Like Jan or Klaas, I also find super nice.

  13. ii Guest #14

    I also know a Teuntje who's about five years old.

  14. Anonymous Guest #15

    I like it too, but I find Klaas for a boy just a bit too... I'd rather go with Klaasje for a girl.

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