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*Working-class names Jan, Piet and Klaas (the Dutch proverbial equivalent to "Tom, Dick and Harry") were often replaced by middle-class Hans, Peter and Nico. | *Working-class names Jan, Piet and Klaas (the Dutch proverbial equivalent to "Tom, Dick and Harry") were often replaced by middle-class Hans, Peter and Nico. | ||
*Also, the urge to name children after their grandparents lessened dramatically. | *Also, the urge to name children after their grandparents lessened dramatically. | ||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||