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WATTIEZ and BOTTER

English translation: family names

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Dutch term or phrase:WATTIEZ and BOTTER
English translation:family names
Entered by: Abdul Karim

22:14 May 30, 2006
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Genealogy / Birth Certificate
Dutch term or phrase: WATTIEZ and BOTTER
It is in an old birth certificate, originally written in Indonesian (which was heavily affected by Dutch, I suggest).

Context:
" ... there was born;
[a personal name]
the son of a couple WATTIEZ Eduard and BOTTER Francine Corline "

I guess WATTIEZ and BOTTER are WIFE and HUSBAND (or husband and wife?).
Abdul Karim
Indonesia
Local time: 00:02
family names
Explanation:
You are dealing here with the family names of the husband (WATTIEZ) and the wife (BOTTER). Caps are typical, as is the reverse word order. The family name Wattiez still comes up in public documents.
You are on the right track!
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Robert Haslach
Local time: 13:02
Grading comment
Thank you for the help.
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family names


Explanation:
You are dealing here with the family names of the husband (WATTIEZ) and the wife (BOTTER). Caps are typical, as is the reverse word order. The family name Wattiez still comes up in public documents.
You are on the right track!

Robert Haslach
Local time: 13:02
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Thank you for the help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andre de Vries
10 mins
agree  Ken Cox
15 mins
agree  Jack den Haan: (and yes, of course -- Wattiez and Botter are obviously the names of the husband (male given name) and wife (female given name), respectively.)
15 mins
agree  writeaway: @ Jack-In English we would say that Botter is her maiden name. that's what we say to mean a woman's name before she got married. we never use female given name.and it's the man's name and the woman's name, not male and female
1 hr
agree  Antoinette Verburg
5 hrs
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