Girl · Greek, through Dutch
Trijntje
Say it: TRAYN-tyuh
Meaning
Dutch pet form of Catharina, from Greek Aikaterinē, of unknown origin.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A frequent name in Dutch registers of the Golden Age and after.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Trijn
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
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