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Hans van der Genugten wrote: > Aartje Smith wrote: > > >> You can always tell a Dutchman, but you can't tell him much. << > > You must be an "Aartje" to your "vaartje". > > Aartje is a dutch name used only in the province Zeeland. Where do you get that idea? I have hundreds of Aartje's in my genealogy database, all from Zuid Holland, Gelderland, Noord Brabant - none from Zeeland. I was named for my grandmother Aartje, and have seven cousins named after the same lady - who in turn was named after her grandmother, etc. etc. Having all these Aartje's in the family is rather interesting. Three of us Aartje's were almost the same age and people were always comparing us. One of the three was the 'prettiest', the other one was the 'smartest', and I was the 'sturdiest'. > > How is Aartje pronounced by the americans , I wonder.... I've been in America for fifty years now, and can probably count on one hand the people who even tried to pronounce it correctly. Most of them call me Archie - I don't like it, but there isn't much I can do about it. > > > Hans (Dutchman in heart and kidneys). Met vriendelijke groet, Aartje CG for Robert 74/24