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Help[Facts] Nox - Dutch roots?
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It’s most likely a creative spelling of Knox. The Dutch would pronounce Knox with a hard K instead of a silent K hence just getting rid of the letter K entirely. It also looks more like another popular name, Jax.
This message was edited 4/24/2024, 9:05 AM
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I recommend taking a look at the submitted entry of Noks and comparing it with Nox, even though the former is a feminine name and extremely rare in the Netherlands:
https://www.behindthename.com/name/noks/submitted (in English)
https://www.behindthename.com/name/noks/submitted (in English)
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By making a quick Google search in Dutch, I could find three different theories:
1. A direct derivation from the Roman name.
2. A variant of Knox.
3. A short form of Lennox, which seems plausible, since Lennox has somewhat risen in popularity in modern times.
Sources:
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-https://www.zwangerenportaal.nl/15-korte-jongensnamen-babynamen
-https://www.24baby.nl/babynamen/nox
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-https://www.babybytes.nl/namen/meisjes/Nox
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-https://www.babynamen.nl/naam/nox/
-https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Lennox
Unfortunately, the Nederlandse Voornamenbank doesn't provide the meaning of Nox, so I had to get the theories from baby name websites.
1. A direct derivation from the Roman name.
2. A variant of Knox.
3. A short form of Lennox, which seems plausible, since Lennox has somewhat risen in popularity in modern times.
Sources:
1.
-https://www.zwangerenportaal.nl/15-korte-jongensnamen-babynamen
-https://www.24baby.nl/babynamen/nox
2.
-https://www.babybytes.nl/namen/meisjes/Nox
3.
-https://www.babynamen.nl/naam/nox/
-https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Lennox
Unfortunately, the Nederlandse Voornamenbank doesn't provide the meaning of Nox, so I had to get the theories from baby name websites.
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Thank you so much!
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Pushing this up, in case anyone has an idea :)
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