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Jul 2, 2001 20:28
23 yrs ago
English term
John Fischer
fox
Non-PRO
English to Dutch
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I am lloking for the dutch translation of the word Fox. I have ancestors named Fox, and i believe their names may be listed in the Dutch translation.
Proposed translations
(Dutch)
| 0 +1 | Vos |
AAAmedical
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| 0 | Vos |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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| 0 | vos |
Paul Adriaenssens
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Proposed translations
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13 mins
AAAmedical
Belgium
Belgium
Native in Dutch
Belgium
medical and scientific expert
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, French to Dutch, Dutch, and 2 more.
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Vos
A fox is a member of the familie of the Canidae or dog-like animals. The dutch translation is fox. If it is a name it could be also 'De Vos' or 'de Vos' or even 'Den Vos' or 'Van Den Vos' or 'Van Den Vosse' or 'Van den Vossche'.
I'm living in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium and it is a quite frequent name.
Good luck
I'm living in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium and it is a quite frequent name.
Good luck
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Vos
Can be found in any dictionary.
1 day 5 hrs
vos
a couple of other forms for the 'vos'-related family names:
simply Vos (1)
or Vosch (2)
also Vossen (3)
Vosschen (4)
Dutch (the Netherlands, 1 and 3) spelling of names tends to be simpler than Flemish (Belgium, 2 and 4)
both 'vos' and 'fox' are derived from Latin 'vulpes'; funny also 'wolf' (same in both languages, but phonetically pronunced in Dutch/Flemish) derives from the same root, although 'wolf' is 'lupus' in Latin (French 'loup', It. 'lupo' etc.)
family names 'De Wolf', 'Wolfs' are also quite common
French 'renard' relates to 'Reinaert', the fox's name in the Flemish medieval animal epic
(Italian kept 'vulpo'); 'Reinaert'
-ironically of course- stands for 'rein + aard': 'clean of character',
my great-grandfather was nicknamed 'het voske' (little fox) because of his red hair, which may be one of the possible origins of the name, the other being 'a sly person'
simply Vos (1)
or Vosch (2)
also Vossen (3)
Vosschen (4)
Dutch (the Netherlands, 1 and 3) spelling of names tends to be simpler than Flemish (Belgium, 2 and 4)
both 'vos' and 'fox' are derived from Latin 'vulpes'; funny also 'wolf' (same in both languages, but phonetically pronunced in Dutch/Flemish) derives from the same root, although 'wolf' is 'lupus' in Latin (French 'loup', It. 'lupo' etc.)
family names 'De Wolf', 'Wolfs' are also quite common
French 'renard' relates to 'Reinaert', the fox's name in the Flemish medieval animal epic
(Italian kept 'vulpo'); 'Reinaert'
-ironically of course- stands for 'rein + aard': 'clean of character',
my great-grandfather was nicknamed 'het voske' (little fox) because of his red hair, which may be one of the possible origins of the name, the other being 'a sly person'
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