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These are the most popular names in chic neighborhoods

On a hockey field, parents often shout ‘go, Floris’, or ‘come on, Claire!‘. Every neighborhood in our country has its own repertoire of names. All equally beautiful, of course.

But it is striking, that accumulation and imitation. You can bet that I have sat in class with four other Tessa's or Tess'en. As humans, we often follow the opinions of others, consciously and unconsciously. Therefore, it can be that if you live somewhere for a longer time and interact with a certain type of person, you also adopt their preferences and behaviors. Your friends and acquaintances have considerable influence, yes. Thus, in one social circle, you find a whole bunch of other names than in another social circle. Typical herd behavior, of which we are all guilty.

Is your name on this list? There's a good chance you have a nice house, can scrape together a pleasant bank account if you feel like it and right now as we speak, you are spending a week on the slopes in a prestigious ski area. Because precisely the women with these names more often live in a somewhat wealthier neighborhood in Holland:

  • Annabel/Annebel, Anne-Sophie
  • Claire, Claudine, Constance
  • Emilie, Eline, Elsemieke, Emma
  • Fleur, Florine, Floor, Frédérique
  • Isabelle
  • Laura, Laurine, Leonore, Linde, Liselotte
  • Madeleine, Marie-Claire, Marie-Louise, Marjolein
  • Nicoline, Nicolette
  • Pascalle, Pauline
  • Quirine, Rosaline
  • Valerie, Victoria, Willemijn

And what about men? If you're looking for a true ‘rich kid’, you can always start by selecting by first name on Tinder.

  • • Adriaan, Alexander, Allard, Arthur
  • Bastiaan, Berend, Boris, Boudewijn
  • Carel, Coen
  • Dirk-Jan, Diederik
  • Erik-Jan, Ernst, Ewout, Etienne
  • Florian, Floris
  • Hidde, Hugo, Jurriaan, Joost
  • Laurens, Lennart, Lodewijk
  • Norbert, Matthijs
  • Pieter, Peter-Jan
  • Reinier, Reinout, Roderick, Rick-Jan
  • Sebastiaan, Steven
  • Thijmen, Valentijn
  • Victor, Willem, Willem-Jan

FACTS

  • Speaking of money: certainly 3 out of 4 women in the Netherlands are (partly) dependent on another for their livelihood
  • Although we all know the $$$ sign, the dollar sign does not appear on any American banknote
  • You can buy the most expensive square meters in our country at the Loosdrechtse Plassen. There, a meter of living space will cost you around 6300 euros

Source: Harper’s Bazaar