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Name Advisors
Name Advisors can help you choose a name and information about the procedure. At the end of October you will find who can help you here.
Places With Already Short Procedure
Amsterdam
Arnhem
Rotterdam
Utrecht
From 2024
Application Procedure
1. Choosing An African Name
There are countless African names! Name with meaning. Names that say something about your character and talents.
2. Name Search In Registers
The second step is to search your current surname in the slavery registers. You must prove that your name appears in it.
National Archives of the Netherlands >>
3. Submit Application
Okay, you are now going to submit the application. This must be done with official papers. You don't have to do that alone.
Fortunately, there is guidance >>
3. Submit Application
Okay, you are now going to submit the application. This must be done with official papers. You don't have to do that alone.
Fortunately, there is guidance >>
4. Royal Decree
Officials check whether the application is correct. If everything is correct, the King approves the application. And then you have your new name. In practice you still have to arrange a lot. Let yourself be guided!
4. Royal Decree
Officials check whether the application is correct. If everything is correct, the King approves the application. And then you have your new name. In practice you still have to arrange a lot. Let yourself be guided!
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