Rare Dutch Boys: Part Six

illustration by Rie Cramer, via janwillemsen on Flickr

There's only one more set of these rare Dutch names to go  — I collected names used less than 5 times only, and the next installment is a doubled-up set of boys and girls used 4 and 5 times. After a certain point, the list becomes more about spelling variants than actual unique names. 

So here are some interesting finds, used only 3 times in the Netherlands last year.

Alpha — something to be said about this for a boy 

Arcan 

Baer 

Cafer 

Catrinus — an unusual "-inus" name, and a good way to honor a Catrina/Katrina?

Coert 

Eef — short & sweet 

Gust — this short form of August/e appeals, it reads more like a nature name than anything else 

Jaroah 

Joona   

Kasra 

Kiet 

Lyon  

Maiwand   

Marnik 

Miró — for painter Joan, perhaps?

Naël 

Redmer 

Rem 

Reyer — I can see this one working in English-speaking lands quite easily

Thibeau — this is a nice variant spelling of Thibault, I think

Tiuri 

Vygo — lots of Viggo action on the list, but spelling it with a "Y" lends a little bit of intrigue (how come when the Dutch do it it doesn't seem like a "trendy-fying" move?