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*The high Middle Ages, when Germanic-based personal names were losing ground to '''non-native holy names'''. (High Middle Ages until the Early Modern era) | *The high Middle Ages, when Germanic-based personal names were losing ground to '''non-native holy names'''. (High Middle Ages until the Early Modern era) | ||
*A period of stability, when a very '''strong naming habit emerged'''. (Early Modern era–1960s) | *A period of stability, when a very '''strong naming habit emerged'''. (Early Modern era–1960s) | ||
*The post-World War II period, characterised by '''previously unknown personal names'''. (1960s–present)<ref name="dutchname"> | *The post-World War II period, characterised by '''previously unknown personal names'''. (1960s–present) <ref name="dutchname"> | ||
===Germanic period=== | ===Germanic period=== | ||
*The Germanic names are the names with the longest history in the Dutch-speaking area; they form the oldest layer of the given names known in Dutch. The Germanic names were characterised by a rich diversity, as there were many possible combinations. A Germanic name is '''composed of two parts, the latter of which also indicates the gender of the person'''. A name like Adelbert or Albert is composed of "adel" (meaning "noble") and "bert" which is derived from "beracht" (meaning "bright" or "shining") hence the name means something in the order of "Bright/Shining through noble behaviour"; the English name "Albright", now only seen as a surname, is a cognate with the same origin. | *The Germanic names are the names with the longest history in the Dutch-speaking area; they form the oldest layer of the given names known in Dutch. The Germanic names were characterised by a rich diversity, as there were many possible combinations. A Germanic name is '''composed of two parts, the latter of which also indicates the gender of the person'''. A name like Adelbert or Albert is composed of "adel" (meaning "noble") and "bert" which is derived from "beracht" (meaning "bright" or "shining") hence the name means something in the order of "Bright/Shining through noble behaviour"; the English name "Albright", now only seen as a surname, is a cognate with the same origin. | ||
*Combining these parts was used when the child was named after family or other relatives. For example, the child would receive two parts from different family members, in this way a father named "Hildebrant" and a mother called "Gertrud" would call their son "Gerbrant" and their daughter "Hiltrud".<ref name="dutchname"> | *Combining these parts was used when the child was named after family or other relatives. For example, the child would receive two parts from different family members, in this way a father named "Hildebrant" and a mother called "Gertrud" would call their son "Gerbrant" and their daughter "Hiltrud". <ref name="dutchname"> | ||
===Medieval names=== | ===Medieval names=== | ||