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Dageraad corrupted into Dagara (written), Davaraad (written), 
Dagerhart (written), Daaga - raad 
(written). 
Jacob Evertsen ,, Jacopever (heard). 
Riet Bull re ,, Bed Bull (written). 
John Brown ,, ,, Lambrijn (heard). 
Having now finished the consideration of the individual names 
and their derivations, though the subject has been by no means 
exhausted, we may in conclusion direct attention to a few generali- 
sations which have been forced upon our notice in the course of 
the inquiry. 
It must have been observed that in these names there is a dim 
shadow of the history of the Colony. The word Hottentot is the 
only trace of the presence of an aboriginal race, while Panga 
suggests an East Indian element, and Nooije a Portuguese. The 
abundance of Dutch words indicates the presence of a more 
vigorous European people, while the English names, very evidently 
superimposed upon the Dutch, indicate the arrival of another people. 
The old word ‘ Galleon,” together with the later ‘‘ Seventy-four,”’ 
are suggestive historic remnants, while the much later ‘‘ Snapper,” 
of Australian origin, brings us up to more recent developments. 
An interesting sidelight seems also to be thrown upon the 
character of these various races. The only aboriginal name, 
Hottentot, was not taken over by the Dutch as the native name 
for this fish, but probably, as we have seen, on account of its having 
a resemblance to, or being in some other way associated with them. 
I believe there is even some doubt as to this being a native word at 
all. Similarly another humble people who came in contact with the 
more vigorous race have left only one single word to suggest their 
existence. 
It is to be noted also that the early French settlers have left no 
trace of their nationality in these names, unless indeed the ‘“‘ Fransch 
Madam ”’ and ‘‘ Carpelle” be regarded as such. The Dutch have, on 
the other hand, left the impress of their individuality strongly on the 
nomenclature of the land. We cannot venture, however, to draw 
any general conclusions in this respect from the limited material we 
are now utilising, and it is properly a subject for a much wider 
philological investigation of South African names. 
We are on surer ground when we consider names as they are at 
present distributed in the Colony. The outstanding feature is that 
those used on the West Coast are mostly Dutch, those on the East 
Coast English. In fact, there is a striking though accidental 
