Baby name

FADING GIRL · GERMANIC-DUTCH
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Rietje

/REET · yuh/


“Counsel, pure”

Dutch diminutive feminine: from Margarethe or related Germanic name.

riet · jetty

solidgrounded

How it ages.

Dutch nickname-name with minimal modern usage; dated.

The cultural moment.

Rare in contemporary Netherlands; mid-20th century choice.