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fore as might be expected, especially in those named Halls. We have Barbados 
Hall, Planter’s Hall, Bounty Hall, Tranquility Hall, Airy Hall, Quaker’s Hall, 
Harmony Hall, Carlton Hall and Broom Hall. (Walton Hall is named after the 
Yorkshire family mansion of the Watertons.) Barbados is represented also by 
Little Barbados, and other W. I. Islands by Niew St. Eustatius and St. Christo- 
pher’s. German names are Berlyn and Br2men. 
Personal names are represented by Waller’s Delight, Keirfield, and Christian- 
burg, the last from Christian Finét, the original owner, a Swede ; Huis’t Couver- 
den is doubtful. 
A conspicuous class is named after ladies of the family, e.g., Kitty, Sophia, 
Cornelia Ida, Eve Leary, Ann’s Grove, Elizabeth Hall, and Susannah’s Rust 
(rest). A curious name is Huis’t Amelie’s Waard, probably meaning the house 
of Amelia’s host, guardian, or landlord An affectionate son would perpetuate 
his love to a father or mother by Le Bon Pére and La Bonne Mere, a kind brother 
by Sasters or Two Sisters, and a father by De Kinderen (the children). 
Partnerships are represented by Z'wo Brothers, Friends, Two or Three Friends, 
or between the friends (T'usschen de Vrienden), this last spoiled by leaving out one 
S and often reduced to Tuschen. Other friendly names are Friend's Retreat, 
Friendship and Fellowship ; probably also Le Ressouvenir, a souvenir of friend- 
ship. Union (Vereenigen) was always useful, as was also Unity. 
Loyalty and love of country is shown by Britannia, Waterloo and Wellington, 
Prins Willem V., Hollandia, Zeelandia, Vriesland, Haags Bosch and Huis int? 
Bosch. The two last refer to the Palace at the Hague and not as some think to 
old hags. La Belle Alliance, which settled the peace of Europe, was worth 
commemorating. 
A strong religious feeling is shown by such names as Paradise, Garden of Eden, 
Land of Canaan, Land of Promise, Land of Plenty, an Angel’s rest (Engel Rust), 
an Angel’s burgh (Engelenburg), Jerusalem and Salem, also Joppa. Through 
De Wildernis from Egypt, he passed Mara where possibly his experiences were 
bitter, but trusting in Providence expected to come at last to his desired haven. 
The Hermitage and the oratory (L’Oratoire) suggest religious retirement, and 
the pathetic names of De Saffon’s estates penitence, repentance and egret 
(La Penitence, Le Repentir and Le Regret) seem also to mean deep feelings of 
remorse, whatever be the truth of the story that one brother killed another in a 
duel. 
Descriptive names are not rare. Position is indicated by Look Out, Belvedere, 
La Reconnaisance and Prospect. Some local condition is shown by Sandy Point, 
sand brook (Zandvliet), sand in front (Zandvoort), a brook (Watervliet), Dryshore 
and high and dry (Hoog en Droog). Only up the rivers is high land to be found, 
it follows therefore that names with mount and hill are very rare ; there is however 
one hill. (Den Heuvel) and bush and hill (Strik en Heuvel. Bush is too common 
to be worth distinguishing, we have however Bush Lot, Woodlands, rough bush 
(Hardenbosch) and Bushy Park, which last however may be a reminiscence of 
the English country seat of that name; Hyde Park is obvious, and Park is 
hardly distinctive. A reference to snakes appears in Slingeland. Marshes, like 
bush, are very common but not distinguished ; Poelwyk is a marshy retreat, 
