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My father's parents were both born and raised in the Netherlands, so I'm half Dutch I guess. Does that makes it better or worse as an idea? I mean, if people are using Berlin and Holland..! But I'm not involved with or connected to that side of my heritage in any way, so I admit that I would use it exactly as a North American with indistinct connections to "the old country" would - as a lazy reference to a culture I've never experienced but still feel some entitlement to. Does that make sense? Plus I just think it's cute. But I can totally see how silly it probably looks. I love dog names on boys, I don't know what's wrong with me.

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Diederick is really handsome and a great idea! And I do love Tybalt. So dashing. Thanks!