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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: Dutch Uncle on February 10, 2011, 06:07:41 pm

Title: Our Friends from Holland
Post by: Dutch Uncle on February 10, 2011, 06:07:41 pm

A quiet week - so who are the following players who have played for Rovers this season and have had their names translated into Dutch (very loosely in some cases) - 4-5-1 structure:

Ontheiligen-bestelwagen

Slaapkamers
Slotbos
Vriend
Molens

Vrijmetselaar
Voorraad
Pijn
Kudde
Bosjes

Scherp

Some are very easy indeed..........

Title: Re:Our Friends from Holland
Post by: Sandy Lane on February 11, 2011, 01:32:21 am

Ok, I'll give it a try:

Ontheiligen-bestelwagen   -     Kilgallon (in goal??)

Slaapkamers  -    Chambers
Slotbos
Vriend       -    Friend
Molens       -    Mills

Vrijmetselaar
Voorraad
Pijn         -    Payne
Kudde
Bosjes

Scherp       -    Sharp

Well, at least I know two are right!  :unsure:

Title: Re:Our Friends from Holland
Post by: Dutch Uncle on February 11, 2011, 07:52:51 am

Great start - 5 out of 6 Sandy

'Ontheiligen' means to smear or sully as in sullying someone's reputation, and bestelwagen = delivery-vehicle = van. More than a bit cryptic I'afraid  :blush:

Title: Re:Our Friends from Holland
Post by: belton rover on February 11, 2011, 08:49:47 am

Dennis Souza = Slotbos (pronounced slow bus)

Title: Re:Our Friends from Holland
Post by: Dutch Uncle on February 11, 2011, 09:05:20 am

Slot = Lock; Bos = Wood

Bit harsh on Monty Python 'Liberty-Bell' Souza?

Title: Re:Our Friends from Holland
Post by: Sandy Lane on February 11, 2011, 11:22:54 am

It was fun trying to figure those names out.  I live in the capital of NY, which was settled by the Dutch so we have many Dutch names here.

Somewhat off topic, but a funny story about a town in the Hudson Valley about 70 miles away called Fishkill (kill = creek) also settled about the Dutch.  The animal rights people got it into their heads that the name was disrespectful to the fish and wanted to change the name to Fishsave!  Really.  You can't make this stuff up!  Anyway, it didn't happen thankfully.

Title: Re:Our Friends from Holland
Post by: Dutch Uncle on February 11, 2011, 11:35:49 am

Thanks Sandy. Of course I believe Yankee comes from the Dutch Jantje (little Jan/John), and as we know NY was orginally NA

The remaining ones are:
Voorraad - Stock (as in we have that in stock)
Kudde - Hird (well Herd actually)
Bosjes - Woods

and finally Vrijmetselaar is Mason - as in Freemason

Title: Re:Our Friends from Holland
Post by: Sandy Lane on February 11, 2011, 11:46:44 am

Yes, I had forgotten about NA!!  :)   And Albany, the capital of NY was originally Beverwyck.  

Cheers for that!