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Help[Facts] Origin of Fredricksen
Is the origin of Fredricksen Dutch? I believe Hermanus is Dutch. So, does the name, Hermanus Fredricksen, have its' origin in the Netherlands? In the 1600's he would be known as Hermanus Fredrick Son. Correct?
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The -sen ending looks more Scandinavian than Dutch to me ... in the 1600s I would expect a Dutch surname to be something like Frederiksz, with the z being the initial of zoon = son. But no -sen name that I've ever seen has been Dutch.
And wherever Latin was known, people Latinised their own names and the names of others, especially when entering them on official lists and forms. So, although Herman is Dutch and Hermann German (very broadly), people speaking/writing both those languages would use Hermanus when, say, registering a birth. And in some cases they would actually also pronounce it Hermanus and use it like any other vernacular name.
And wherever Latin was known, people Latinised their own names and the names of others, especially when entering them on official lists and forms. So, although Herman is Dutch and Hermann German (very broadly), people speaking/writing both those languages would use Hermanus when, say, registering a birth. And in some cases they would actually also pronounce it Hermanus and use it like any other vernacular name.
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-sen IS the way of saying son of in a Dutch last name, I'm Dutch so I'm very sure of that. Some names do and in -sz, but -sen is used more frequently.
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Hermanus does sound Dutch, Dutch had the tendancy to latinize names (putting -us behind it) and -sen is very common in Dutch last names
If it were Dutch he would have been known as Hermanus Frederickszoon around 1600.
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If it were Dutch he would have been known as Hermanus Frederickszoon around 1600.
Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength
-Eric Hoffer
see my profile for my punctuation pets :)
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