Talk:Elferink

Elferink Additions
Elferinkdijk (Elferink Dike) is located at the old Elferink Farm in Hengelo; Gelderland, Netherlands. Home Listing address number 2 has the historic information dating back to the 14th century with a date of 1378. https://www.oudhengelo.nl/index.php/boerderij-op-adres/item/1374-elferinkdijk-2-elferink-overige-vermeldingen-en-bijlagen

Elferink “Clan” names Originally, these types of names had the function of patronymics. Beernink = belonging to the family of Berend. In this respect they can be compared to the prefix “Mac” of Scotland or “Fitz” in England.

In the provinces of Overijssel and Gelderland, these “clan” names got transferred to the farms. A man called Beernink would not necessarily belong to the clan of Berend, but lived on a farm that originally was established by someone from the clan of Berend.

Suffix	Regions	           Examples: -ena	(Friesland, Groningen) example: Bultena, Matena, Wartena -enga	(Drenthe, Groningen) examples: Biewenga, Kruizenga, Sikkenga -ing	(Drenthe, Groningen) examples: Abbing, Mekking, Schuiling -inga	(Friesland, Groningen) examples: Huizinga, Abbinga, Fokkinga -ink	(Overijssel, Gelderland) examples: Hoitink, Meerdink, Hesselink -ma	(Friesland, Groningen) examples: Reitsma, Hoeksema, Miedema https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/suffixes-in-surnames/ 47.26.101.144 14:12, 7 August 2023 (UTC)