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Dutch Pronunciation Guide
CHRISTIAN NAMES PHONETIC ENGLISH EQUIVALENT
Belijtgen bel-LIGHT-ren Mabel
Coenraat CORN-rat Conrad
Cornelis cor-NAY-lee-us Cornelius
Hilletgie HILL-et-treen Gilberta
Gijsbert/Gsbert GUYZ-bert Gilbert
Gillis HILL-is Giles
Jan YANN John
Janneken YONN-a-kun Jane
Jeurian YOOR-ee-an George
Maeyken MY-ken Mary, Maria
Mattys MATT-ayz Matthew
Marretgie MARR-et-heuh Margaret
Roelant ROO-lant Roland
Teunis TERN-is Anthony
Tryntgien TRENT-ee-en Catherine
Wiebbe webb-UH [Frisian name]
Willemijntgie will-em-EEN-tee-ah Wilhelmina
Wouter VOW-ter Walter
Wybrecht VY-brecht “Glittering strife”
Zwaantie SVAAN-tee-ah “Little swan”
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NB: “ken” and “ie” are Dutch diminutives meaning“small” or “little”
Surnames
Cardoes kar-DOOS
Cornelisz cor-NAY-lee-us (-zoon)
Loos LOW-se
Places
Hoorn horn
Houtman’s Abrolhos HOWT-man’s ab-ROL-hoss
Leeuwarden loo-WAH-den
Monnickendam MON-ik-an-dam
Texel TESS-el
VOC SHIPS PHONETIC MEANING
Aagtekerke AHG-te-kerk-eh Named after a village in Zeeland
Batavia BAT-ah-fee-uh Named for the VOC’s main base in the EastIndies
Duyfken DYFE-ken Little Dove
Fortuyn FOR-town Fortune
’s Gravenhage SCHRAR-vun-har-chen The Hague
Meeuwtje MAY-oot-chee-ah Little Seagull
Ridderschap van Holland RIDD-er-schap Knighthood ofHolland
Vergulde Draeck fer-HOOL-duh DRAAK Gilt Dragon
Zeewijk ZAY-vayk Named after a village in Zeeland
Zuytdorp ZOWT-dorp Named after a village in Zeeland
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Acknowledgments
The writing of Batavia’s Graveyard involved considerable research and would never have been possible without the help—freely offered and gratefully received—of a large number of people.