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Cool boy's name that goes well with Bente.

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AnonymousGuest ·
Hi,

Our daughter is named Bente and we're expecting a little brother soon. My partner and I can't quite decide. Does anyone have any nice ideas?
We like short Dutch names along the lines of Siem, Mees, Juul, Guus, etc.

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  1. Koekoek #2

    I think Joep is nice and Dutch-sounding.
    Or Bram.. but I don't know if you want the same initial.

    This isn't practical with things like mail, unless you go with a second name.

    Good luck with your search!

  2. kruimel #3

    All your names came up in our search too, haha.
    We also considered: Teun, Tijs, Niek, Joep, Jent..

    Good luck with choosing, with Bente basically anything goes!

  3. K00 #4

    Our list (we haven't figured it out yet either) I can share. Maybe you'll like it:

    Tijmen
    Ruben
    Pepijn
    Lucas
    Rens
    Gijs
    Sam

    I know a Benthe with a little brother Julian

  4. Ik Guest #5

    Thanks for your replies. There are some nice names listed, and a lot of them have already come up. Unfortunately, I often find a name beautiful while my partner doesn’t, and vice versa. We both like Juul, Zjuul, or Jules. But how do we spell it then?

  5. kruimel #6

    For a boy, I'd go with Jules.
    Our girl was actually going to be named Juul, so personally, I think that's more the female version of the name

  6. zomaar Guest #7

    Definitely go with Jules then. People will get used to it naturally.
    Or maybe Duuc / Duuk?

  7. Emme Guest #8

    Bente and...
    Thijs
    Rijk
    Mat
    Mats
    Niels
    Loek
    Joos
    Joes
    Ties
    Gijs

  8. Tata #9

    I know a couple whose kids are named Bente and Ferris.
    I think that also fits well.

    Good luck with your search. We also find it really hard to find a nice name...

    Tata

  9. Michaela #10

    And if not, Julian will naturally get shortened to Juul, that's my experience.

  10. mom #11

    I really like Juul! But it's definitely more of a girl's version, indeed. But I find Jules to be much less appealing!

    What do you think of Guus?

  11. Irma Guest #12

    Hi! I think Guus is nice.

  12. Anoniem Guest #13

    I totally agree with you, mom. I'm wondering if I find Juul boyish enough, and I think Jules is less appealing... Then you also pronounce it faster as "zjuul," and that's not what I want either.

    I think Guus is really nice, but my partner doesn't like it so much. Pfff, it's really tough.

    Thanks anyway for thinking along and for the tips!

  13. Marlies #14

    Daan!
    That’s been my favorite boy’s name since I was young.
    My partner thinks it’s terrible, and since he has an Indo background, I guess I can forget about that name hahaha

  14. Hummel Guest #15

    Lars?
    Thor?
    Björn?

    Ok, it's Scandinavian instead of Dutch, but it's nice and short.

  15. Anonymous Guest #16

    I know a little boy, Sjuul. You really pronounce the S, and everyone understands that he's called Sjuul (sounds a bit like Zjuul).

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