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For an in-depth explanation and history of Dutch given names, surnames, and patronymics, see the handout [[Media:Names_in_the_Netherlands.pdf|The Origin of Names and Their Effect on Genealogical Research in the Netherlands]].
==Online Tools==
 
*[[Media:Names_in_the_Netherlands.pdf|'''The Origin of Names and Their Effect on Genealogical Research in the Netherlands''']]. An in-depth explanation and history of Dutch given names, surnames, and patronymics.
For a good explanation of Dutch names and naming patterns, see the Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_name Dutch Name].  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_name '''Dutch Name'''].  
 
*[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng '''Netherlands Surname Database and Distribution Map'''] 300,000 surnames of all persons with the Dutch nationality, who lived in the Netherlands in the year 2007. Also included are about 110,000 family names registered at the census from 1947.  
[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng Surname Database and Distribution Map]  
 
This Database of Surnames in the Netherlands presents the 300,000 surnames of all persons with the Dutch nationality, who lived in the Netherlands in the year 2007. Also included are about 110,000 family names registered at the census from 1947.  


== Name adoption records (''Naamsaanneming registers'') ==
== Name adoption records (''Naamsaanneming registers'') ==
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