The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-24
MEANING or BOER NAMES.
Dutch and Low German Words In tho ~
rnnichrs Ernm south AfrIcn.

To ruE Enron OF TuE SUN sir To do
c,nlsn,, Of the Dutch and Low Germans II may
prove interesting u lean the meaning oil boes
names A. We ind them recorded in the daily news
papers drspatrhss concerning the Transvaal var
The Beer language il. without q doubt 'he IAN
gauge Of their fathers, and was spoken by then
when first they ST foot upon Manhattan ison":
kalir and Zulu words have been interminSieo
wItn their speech, yet, on the whole, " ~ not n"'o
Tor any student % Fritz Reuter- to follow 'heii
meaning. Here ar" some few names gd'oefo~
from TuE SUNS dispatches,
Kruger literally translated means tarern-koeper
I.'ug Is the Old German word for tavern kruger rs the
keeper thereof, Probably President Kruger 10 o.
southern, perhaps SalIburger, origin. II will be To-
Numbered that Frederick the Great granted homes Y
1000 Salzburger refugee iGniieSin nrandenburg. ana
perhaps krugcr's forcfathrT was one II them. Were
he NJ Low German stock his name would be spelled
win an 20" Dkrogerl In Low Dutch II would be
Schauk or Schrnck, which also gives a meaning V
that name u frequent appearance in this country.
Note Ludwig Inland De Schenk Won limburg
Iandslaag,ei Is the lair OF an Gland, an animal ofths
deer family.
Dorp Is a hamlet, a settlement, without, a church, -
otherwise II would he = karkdorp
Burgersdorp Is citizens hamlet
DE Aar mines are lhe Eagle mines Aar Is old Gef.
man for eagle, so called to his day In the sly rtan Alpa
De beers Is The Pears. Note Becrhohm hira.
thr actor, whose name literally translated mcansPcaf-
tree Tree.
Moi River Is Pleasant River
Werner Is called after the city " that name on nes
lar, Ray, DESTROYED hy the great spring food OF 1884
whrn more than 10000 lives were lost Literary .
VI Drskcnshcifr Is Dragon I'M or Mountain.
%Siormbctg Storm I'M or Mountain.
Strrk strUm: strong stream"
paardcbrrg Horse nm or Mountain
Blnrmhuf flOWery HomtStdd.
NalSch River Decriving River
kOpi ~ head. kOp!c Is little head
S%teenhFrg- stony ILL!
nccrdr poort Animal ferry or gate
Potgicter's Drifl po,caSter's l,iiL
Aarvogel kop Bu2zsrd'S head.
Spion hop Spy head
Zwar1,s kon llackN Head
Nannlkcrk'S Van New ChurchA
|. Nryhcid: Freedom
llongcr Poort Hunrrr's Gate
OndCrbrOck Lower bridge
Iangyctwccht Long guarded
.larohsdaE Jacobs Valley,
RondcvRal River Roundabout River
Rudlun Wagon trail.
ZOutpau S%outhpan, presumably valley.
bOsh kOp I ndetbrISh Head.
Blucmi0ntcIu blooming ~ towcy. fountain.
.RIct River Strong pulling river. The ad'ancedioA
Of ttCkkcn Is ricten.
KTOOnstad Crown CITY.
Waterfall Water fall
sin Pet Cunning Peter
Junghert II thr German Junker and means young
gentleman. Jungky II i young man.
Nauw Poott Is really Tue opposite BANK OF tne nv!
i is trl2tr ID to thc Gr FRI sNno rtst' low GERMAN T.,h, osG Il:
cts name Han mover viii illustrate It's meaning,
or as the traveller would call to the ierryman "liaal-
noryerp oort"
TrarS,ahi Is arros, tho Vsal River vaal Is our
well, the Burpa Vista OF ne. BotfS. II may bt uhhS
lated as the III Is we'll" Here We rest, thus far ana
no farther shan our enrmies drive IA"
CmnciS little crown.
DoorW hop Thurny head.
! ASRvpy pARE March 81.