Anne's Father largely stuck to the name changes
that Anne had outlined for publication of her re-writes of her diary. He
did keep the four Frank family members' real names and he often kept people's
real first names. There were a number of other people named in the diary,
so additional name changes were made as well, but they are not included here.
The list ends with the additional name changes found in Miep Gies' book, Anne Frank Remembered: the Story of the Woman who Helped to Hide the Frank Family.
Real Name | Anne's Plan | Published Name |
---|---|---|
Anne Frank | Anne Robin | Anne Frank |
Margot Frank | Betty Robin | Margot Frank |
Otto Frank | Frederik Robin | Otto Frank |
Edith Frank | Nora Robin | Edith Frank |
Hermann and Auguste van Pels | Hans and Petronella van Daan | Mr. and Mrs. van Daan |
Peter van Pels | Alfred van Daan | Peter van Daan |
Dr. Friedrich "Fritz" Pfeffer | Albert Dussel | Albert Dussel |
Johannes Kleiman | Simon Koophuis | Mr. Koophuis |
Victor Gustav Kugler | Harry Kraler | Mr. Kraler |
Elizabeth "Bep" Voskuijl | Elly Kuilmans | Elli Vossen |
Hermine "Miep" Santrouschitz Gies | Anne van Santen | Miep |
Jan A. Gies | Henk van Santen | Henk |
Gies & Co. | Kolen & ? | Kolen & Co. |
Opekta | Travies | Travies N.V. |
Hannah Goslar | Lies Goosens | |
Jacqueline van Maarsen | Jopie de Waal | |
Susanne Ledermann | Sanne Houtman | |
Lutz Peter Schiff | Peter Wessel | |
Silberberg, Helmuth "Hello" | Harry Goldberg |
Real Name | Published Name or Reference |
---|---|
(Miep Gies) | (Miep Gies) |
Nieuwenburg family | Nieuwenhuis family |
Schellekens Textiles | (a business: Miep's first job, and where she first met Jan) |
Sientje Blitz-Roos | Mrs. Blik |
Jan A. Gies | Henk Gies |
Amende family | Jan rented a room from them |
Mrs. Stoppelman | Mrs. Samson (Jan and Miep's landlady) |
Mrs. Cohen | Mrs. Coenen (Stoppelman's daughter) |
Max Stoppelman | Mrs. Stoppelman's son ("Mrs. Samson's son") |
Karel van den Heuvel | Karel van der Hart |
Abraham Cauvern | Mr. van Caspel |