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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Dutch
Pronounced Pron. muyl-ta-TUY-lee  [key]

Meaning & History

From the Latin phrase multa tulī meaning "I have suffered much" or "I have borne much". This was the pen name of the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), who wrote Max Havelaar, which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies, now called Indonesia. Douwes Dekker's pseudonym refers both to himself and to the victims of the injustices he saw.
Added 3/24/2024 by General9696
Edited 3/24/2024 by General9696