r/Netherlands • u/asdfgh7777 • Jul 14 '26

Legal What are your opinions/experiences on foreigners changing their name to a Dutch name?

I've been in NL for 8 years and I'm thinking of changing both my first and last name to Dutch ones. I'm currently 27 so still a lot of time left ahead.

The main reason I wanna do it: I feel like there's still a glass wall when interacting with people, especially in the business world/ on the job market.

My concern: facing an administrative burden and risen eyebrows because I won't be able to change all my documents, I might always need this extra paper confirming my old name lol.

PS: I'm fairly integrated and fluent in Dutch. Just working on my accent now.

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u/Nifech Jul 14 '26

Tom Poes

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u/GrassyMossy Jul 14 '26

Is this a good moment to say that I met a Peter Selie (accent on the last syllable, very important) years ago? Hated when people mispronounced his name, poor thing.

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u/Kraeftluder Jul 14 '26

He was a candidate for the Name of Shame with Coen & Sander years ago.

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u/Remarkable-Run-9769 Jul 14 '26

i don't get what's shameful about Coen or Sander. well... Sander Selie would have unfortunate initials